impossible to do (although wants to)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
how; in what way; how about; questionable
individual; private person; personal; private
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
odds and ends; all; every
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
young girl; lass; adolescent female
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to check; to stop; to keep back
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
preparation; arrangements
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
regular time; stated period
to continue to work; to work away (at)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible