to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
related to; in relation to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to become clear; to be made public
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
before and after (e.g. photos)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
feeling keenly; fully realizing
many; numerous; various; large number of
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
comic books; comics; comic; comical
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
writing (e.g. as a profession)
several years; a few years
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to take away; to carry off
to intend; to be sure that
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)