leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
casting vote; balance of power (held by a minority party)
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
financial power; financial means; wealth
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
because; for; the reason why is ...
nothing but; none other than
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
interviewee; subject of an interview
success or failure; outcome; result
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
commerce; trade; business
all over; all over the place; everywhere
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped