very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
proposal; offer; request; application
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
left breast; left side of the chest
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
patient's condition; pathology
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to faint; to be exhausted
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful