being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to get help; to enlist aid
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
consideration; taking into account
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
root; source; origin; cause
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all