diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
troubled face; worried expression
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
scene; sight; scenario; setting
two times; twice; two degrees
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to trace back to (the origins of something)
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
because of; owing to; due to
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
(short) rest; breather; break
near; close by; within reach; familiar
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...