remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
not limited to; not just ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
had better ...; had better not ...
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
(punishment by) striking with fists
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
conversely; on the contrary
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite