to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
preview (of an exhibition); private viewing; preliminary inspection
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
surroundings; circumference
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
after-sales support (relating to maintenance of real estate); after-sales service
individual; private person; personal; natural person
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for