as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
rather; better; instead; if anything
had better ...; had better not ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
manly; masculine; like a man
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
strong-willed; strong of heart
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to begin purchasing; to purchase
(necessary) personnel; required person
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
near oneself; close to one; familiar
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage