to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
as; because; with; due to
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
sincere; earnest; serious
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
compilation; editing; recording
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
within the year; before the year is out
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
young and energetic; up-and-coming
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in