(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
last week; the week before
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to be embarrassed; to lose face
tool; implement; means; furniture
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to buy again; to buy anew
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
at the last moment; this late in the game
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
practical problem; practical matter
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.