difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to talk to oneself; to mutter
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)