three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
seductress; coquette; minx
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
exploitation; overuse; abuse
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
courage; ardour; high spirits
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
busy; having no (free) time
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
conversely; on the contrary
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
delay; putting off; procrastination
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot
fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
distress; anguish; mental suffering
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
overheating; overexcitement