poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
modern Japanese; current written style
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
last week; the week before
logistics; supply; communications
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
advisory level; warning level
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
switching over to; migration; transition
to take over; to hand over
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning