continuation; succession; series
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
incident; affair; happening; event
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to stay calm; to keep cool
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
with these words; while saying
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
even if; even though; however; no matter how
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to push aside; to push one's way through
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who doesn't like to make an effort
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
lightly; easily; carelessly
special; particular; peculiar; unique
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
participation; joining; entry; adherence
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle