going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to throw on the fire; to burn
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
firm promise; definite promise
leaving everything up to someone else
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
interference; intervention; meddling
to change completely; to change suddenly
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
freely; right and left; as one pleases
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
worthy of special mention
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
opinion; point of view; visual point
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
selection; choice; picking out