smooth (i.e. without problems)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
each time it happens; at all such times
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
first time; first; initial
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
relevant documents; (all) the documents related (to the matter)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
strategy meeting; council of war
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
front; frontage; facade; main
main entrance; front entrance; main exit; front exit
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)