poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
period of youth; while young
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
end; close; finish; termination
to live; to make a living; to get on with
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
all you have to do is; just; that's all
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
to droop; to hang down; to weep
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to palm off; to force a sale
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to paint (draw) a picture
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)