oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
quitting while one is ahead
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
facets (aspects) of (human) life; the pattern of (one's) life
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
recovery; rescue; recapture
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to force one's way through
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to ask for too much; to expect too much
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
caterpillar track; continuous track
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables