completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
how can (one) do something
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to be softened; to calm down
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to knead well; to polish; to refine
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
minimum; at the very least
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
if it is (the case that ...)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment