how; in what way; by what means
settlement; solution; resolution
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
way of solving (a problem); solution
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to set (sun); to become dark
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
general; popular; common; typical
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
final; eventual; ultimate
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
courteous; decorous; polite
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
head of the student council; president of the student council
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
odd couple; incongruous couple
private; personal life; (one's) privacy