to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
how; in what way; how about; questionable
second day of the month; two days
all; entire; whole; altogether
somehow; for some reason or other
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin; to set about; to start
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)