work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
the scruff or nape of the neck
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to cross the line; to go too far
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
carefree; free from worry
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be at a loss for words
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
throw; throwing; throwing event
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
knowing; (an) acquaintance
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize