in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
tension; mental strain; nervousness
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
big goof; serious mistake
junior high school student; middle school pupil
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
beyond this point; from now on; after this
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
patient; unhurried; leisurely
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
environment; circumstance
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
right to choose; a say; option
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
basis for decision; evidence for judging