suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
almost; roughly; approximately
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
this (very thing); this precisely
addict; junkie; substance abuser
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
until now; so far; up to the present
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
three; three years of age
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
literally; to the letter; literal
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
hard on others but easy on oneself
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to escape from; to get out
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level