test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
contest; comparison; competition
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to be torn off; to come off
to forget completely; to leave behind
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
something extra; something on top; and then some; icing on the cake
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
postcard; memo; note; card
the current ...; this; today's ...
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
memory; ability to remember
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
newly appointed; inaugural
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
breakdown of negotiations
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open