coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
that is to say; so that means
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
short and stout; small but wide around
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
flour; meal; powder; heroin
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)
to solicit; to demand; to extort
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
mountain hare (Lepus timidus); blue hare; white hare; rabbit made of snow with leaves for ears and red berries for eyes
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)