to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
voluntary; optional; free; elective
please; somehow or other; one way or another
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
rubbing one's hands together
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
next morning; following morning
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
haori (Japanese formal coat)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
serialization; serialisation; serial story
dose; installment; instalment
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading; OK with corrections
New Year's Eve; December 31
contrary to one's expectations
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
the underworld; lower ranks of society
drunkenness; intoxication
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
softness; gentleness; weakness