bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
ability; capability; skill
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
good-natured person; nice person
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
library; book collection; paperback book
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
founder of a religious sect
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
repair workshop; garage; repairman
amount of light; quantity of light
finish; end; completion; result
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
modular bath; prefabricated bath
complete set; all; everything