all year round; all the time; year in and year out
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to do earnestly; to get serious
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
an honest man; a good citizen
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
abnormal sexuality; sexual perversion
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
should not be; must not be
influence; clout; leverage
speaking of ...; as for ...
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
unless one ...; if one does not ...
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration