to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
unkindness; unfriendliness
outrageous lie; outright lie
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
with a start; with a jump
smoothly; easily; readily
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to be relieved; to feel relieved