being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
hegemony; leadership; initiative
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
essence; true nature; substance; reality
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
pride; dignity; self-respect
creation; Creation (by God)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to collect; to assemble; to gather
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
two times; twice; two degrees
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
end of consecutive holidays
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
2nd day of the month; two days
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)