deadly serious; deadly earnest
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
narrator; storyteller; reciter
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
handing out flyers; distributing leaflets
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
cost of a ticket; price of a ticket
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
carelessly; inattentively
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to raise one's voice; to shout
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)