to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
world-destroying conflagration
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to have an uneasy conscience
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to carry around; to carry on one's person
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; front left; front and left
suddenly; all of a sudden
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to tie; to bind; to fasten
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental