to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to put someone to work; to make someone work
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
spare time; free time; leisure time
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
unless one ...; if one does not ...
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
fop; swell; dude; coxcomb; vain person
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
special; particular; peculiar; unique
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
teacher's grade book; book of sins; ledger in which Enma writes down the deeds and sins of the living
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of