wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to turn towards; to point
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
coexistence; living together
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
this and that; one thing or another
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
natural virtue; personal virtue
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to think too much; to be over-concerned
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
although I say; although one might say; although called
minimum; at the very least
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days