to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
all one has; all one's possessions
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
bungee-jumping; bungee jump
one room apartment; studio apartment
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to be too numerous; to be too much
no!; no no!; no, not at all
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
and yet; though; when; in spite of
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
whatever brought that on?
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
in one's own way or style
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
(not so) much; (not) very
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to live through; to survive
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air