decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
close-cropped hair; shaven head
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
a second time; again; once more; twice
cooperation; collaboration; association; partnership; (acting in) unison
only recently; just of late
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
during; for the duration of
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
whichever one chooses; either way
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to trace back to (the origins of something)