to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
going through; going via; going by way of
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to give directions; to issue instructions
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
after; socializing (with a host or hostess) outside the club
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
an issue being settled; a case being closed
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in