addition; supplement; appending; appendix
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
construction; architecture (of buildings)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
feeling; sense; impression
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
to accept (something) with thanks
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
(your) beloved son; cute boy
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to become famous; to gain fame