settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
hard (life); tough (world)
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
all one has; all one's possessions
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
innermost depths of one's heart
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
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 add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
rest; break; recess; intermission
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to come and see (someone, something); to visit