to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
unconditionally; as a rule
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
application; request; petition
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
main question; real issue at hand
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to entrust; to leave to a person
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
from the beginning; from scratch
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
and yet; though; when; in spite of
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic