to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
summer cold (illness); summer flu
trivial; not amounting to much
expression; look; countenance; face
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
in its entirety; whole; wholly
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
snake; serpent; large snake
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
just after O-Bon; the period (immediately) after O-Bon
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action