the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to torment; to torture; to harass
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
present; gift; to give a present or gift
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
living by oneself; living alone
preliminary step; first step
as far as the eye can see
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)