switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pile up; to accumulate
in that way; like that; that way
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
refinement; narrowing-down
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...