to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
fall; drop; descent; coming down
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
upper half of the body; upper body
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to get thin; to taper off
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to be consistent; to be coherent
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
source of river; fountainhead
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged