headache inducing; vexing
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to be able to manage somehow or another
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
company name; name of a company
pharmaceutical (drug) company
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
security guard; doorkeeper
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that