to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to live through; to survive
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
high-quality goods; choice goods
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
power; might; authority; influence
match; game; bout; contest
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case