zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
on hand; readily available
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
a wise man keeps away from danger
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
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)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
older brother and younger sister
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
defecating outdoors; faeces lying on the ground (feces)
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off