to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
official business; public business
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
correspondence; exchange of letters
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to collapse into; to flop onto
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
however; having said that; but
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark