year in, year out; always; 24-7
impossible to do (although wants to)
to have a narrow escape from death
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
bombshell announcement (statement)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
appearance; expression; manifestation
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
processing technology; processing technique
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
excursion; field trip; school trip
give-and-take; give and take
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely