collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
not caring; not giving a damn
repaying a kindness; gratitude
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to comb down; to smooth down
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to smile (at); to grin (at)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
moment by moment; hour by hour
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
even more; still more; further
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall