to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
to try to do; to attempt to do
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
body; physique; build; stature
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
because of; owing to; due to
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
again; once again; yet again
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over