alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
light (e.g. colour, color)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
serious; not joking; straight
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
scrap lumber; piece of wood
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
orders; instructions; directive; command
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
drifting; drift; being adrift
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
best regards; please take care of; please do
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to look at; to gaze; to stare at