to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to lie deep in; to extend far back
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
very important person; VIP
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
furnishings; implements; equipment
rocks glass; Old Fashioned glass; lowball glass
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
parent-child relationship
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
secret; private; surreptitious
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
deep emotion; strong feelings
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death