gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to slide down; to slip down
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
satyrid (any butterfly of subfamily Satyrinae, esp. the dryad, Minois dryas); grayling
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
rather than; more ... than ...
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
insect net; butterfly net
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be too late; to be too slow
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived