to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
recommender; nominator; referee
the other day; some time ago; recently
to compete with; to vie for
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
having gone too far to turn back
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
island in a pond or river
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone