disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
hard to get; hard to come by
living room (Western style); sitting room
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
every other week; every two weeks
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
(not) in the least; (not) at all
stealthily; secretly; in secret
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
news; word; tidings; omen
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
(full) name; family name and given name
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
more than anything; above all else
marriage proposal; courtship
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
the future; future prospects
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
study; library; den; home office; reading room
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to hide; to keep to oneself
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth