edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
somehow; for some reason or other
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
concession; conciliation; compromise
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
over-demanding parents; parents who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
arrest; apprehension; capture
to harm; to cause harm to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
ability; capability; skill
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat