difficult to ...; hard to ...
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
bodily sensation; sense; experience
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to pass (of time); to elapse
excursion; field trip; school trip
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
breathing of a sleeping person
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
of no interest; not interested
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
complete; whole; perfect; safe
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
unrequited love; one-sided love
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive