achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
other than; excluding; without
don't worry; there's no need to worry
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to look around; to survey
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
this (very thing); this precisely
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
to machine; to cut; to scrape
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
never mind!; don't worry about it
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
production; output; turning out