objection; dissent; protest
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
body; physical system; (the) person
to finish ...; to do ... completely
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
originally; by nature; from the start
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
bento; Japanese box lunch
bringing; taking; carrying
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
nutritional value; food value
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
isolation; being alone; being friendless
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
incommunicative; taciturn
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
because of; owing to; due to