previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
documents to be presented; work to be submitted; submitted document; submitted work
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
human; human-like; as a person
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
digital versatile disc; DVD
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to lay aside; to set aside
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense