it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
tool; implement; means; furniture
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
Paratya compressa (species of freshwater shrimp)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
mudpack (skin treatment); mud pack
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
even more; still more; further
in order; in turn; one by one
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory
written request; request for ...; application for ...
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)