to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
Japanese medieval text that chronicles events of the Kamakura Shogunate
reflective water surface; reflecting water
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to entrust; to leave to a person
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
second day of the month; two days
trauma (usu. psychological)
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
to fall ill; to be taken ill
directly opposite; right in front
riskiness; (level of) danger
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)