idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
at that time; in those days
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
information; making a report (to a superior)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
continuing one's education into university
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
interference; meddling; butting in
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
God bless me!; Good heavens!
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
pair; two kinds; two ways
explanation; interpretation
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
something like ...; something called ...