research; study; investigation
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
(in) her way; peculiar to her
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
period of time; time slot; time zone
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
here and there; in places
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
real thing; original; actual
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
deadly serious; deadly earnest
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark