to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to take (be in) charge of
to badger; to pester; to beg
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
understood; I see; OK; present; here
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
serious accident; major incident
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
extract; excerpt; selection
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
degree of familiarity; popularity
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise