(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
mountain road; mountain trail
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
very young; little; childish; immature
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
after; socializing (with a host or hostess) outside the club
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
rational; reasonable; logical
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
close; intimate; on good terms
to say no more; to sink into silence
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
writing; composition; essay; sentence
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide