10th day of the month; ten days
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
master; teacher; stable master
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
separate; respective; different
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
long ago; a long time ago; already
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
summertime; summer season
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt