positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
watchful waiting; careful supervision
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
looking on; remaining a spectator
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to spend time (on doing something)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
to gaze out at; to look out over
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
file cabinet; filing cabinet; shelf of documents
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below