promising without due consideration
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to explain away; to answer evasively
pointing out; identification
else; in addition; besides
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to live; to make a living; to get on with
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
reopening; resumption; restarting
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
already; now; no longer; not any more
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
departure; leaving; setting off