to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to have a meal; to take a meal
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
beforehand; in advance; previously
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
inner citadel; core; center; centre
memory-making; making memories
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
influence; clout; leverage
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
very rich person; the super rich
collective responsibility; joint liability
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
main force; chief object; mainline
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown