sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to take up one's residence
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to express (in words); to confess
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
hey there; I say; see here
to complain; to make a complaint
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
no matter how much time passes
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
unpopular woman; woman who isn't well-liked by men
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
one end; an end; part; fragment
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
correction; revision; amendment
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to use up all one's strength
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
just because; even if; even though
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed