to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
stairs; stairway; staircase
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
reset; fresh start; new beginning
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
film released direct-to-video
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
sense of smell; olfaction
as before; as ever; as it was originally
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to succeed; to bear fruit
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
unpadded kimono; 1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
reading vertically down horizontal text (e.g. as a simple code)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up