stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
management; administration; operation
reasoning; logic; persuasion
chief; main; principal; major
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
negotiations; discussions; connection
to be enraged; to flip out
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
back street; back alley; off-street
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to paint (draw) a picture
charcoal; charred remains
demountable; dismountable
future (usually near); prospects
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
inheritance; something given or received
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do