to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
each; (arch.) you (plural)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
karoshi; death from overwork
casual speech; peer language; informal language
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
this occasion; at this time; now
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
right side; right-hand side
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
recovery; undoing; recall
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in