now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
beginning; opening; start; outset
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
pride; dignity; self-worth
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
that is to say; so that means
thought; consideration; thinking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to open (one's eyes) wide
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
morning; forenoon; just before noon
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow