one's field of expertise; one's strong area
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to become settled; to be fixed
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to do for (the sake of someone else)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
sweet voice; seductive voice
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in the same way as; just like
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
corridor; hallway; passageway
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to complain; to make a complaint