to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
(necessary) personnel; required person
professional job; profession
by myself; in person; by oneself
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
secrecy; highly classified information
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
workshop; studio; atelier
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
(in the same way) as before; as always
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
reset; fresh start; new beginning
leading; guiding; commanding
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
still; even now; to this day
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
alone; by oneself; on one's own
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
sense of relief; feeling of relief
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine