to become misty; to become hazy
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
everyday life; daily life
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
young person; youth; young
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
diagnosis; medical examination
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
different thing; another question; different case
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
seeing off and meeting on return
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
resentment; indignation; anger
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up