with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
competent; suitable; qualified
attendance (at school); going to school
bungler; greenhorn; low quality (of crops, fruits, etc.); poor produce; wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food); bee larva
a handful (of); grasping (with one hand); gripping; grabbing
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
to be ill; to suffer from
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; (lit.) wisdom fever; fever that comes from using one's head too much
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
bullet; round; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy); hitman
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
subtle; delicate; fine; difficult; complex; tricky
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
having a romantic interest; having a chance (of being hired, etc.); (lit.) having a pulse
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb