one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
writing; composition; essay; sentence
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
being startled; getting a shock
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
serious look (on one's face); straight face
it's no joke; gimme a break!
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
even if not; even without
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of