route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
putting on weight from the good (married) life
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to cost little; to come cheap
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
being good-for-nothing; useless person
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to threaten; to make threats
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
door; gate; opening; title page
by sheer strength; by brute force
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling