opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
desperation; struggle to the death
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to awake from one's sleep
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
multitasking; multitasking (person); simultaneous (activity); concurrent
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to be pretentious; to put on airs
independence; self-reliance
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)