breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
no!; no no!; no, not at all
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
complementation; supplementation; completion
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to drop into; to slip into; to let fall into; to slide (something) down
shadow figure; silhouette
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
stolen goods; loot; spoils
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
outline; summary; gist; in brief
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
many; much; plenty; hardly