considerably; fairly; quite
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
late ripening; late maturity; developing late
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
tendency; trend; inclination
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to get distracted; to jump off the track
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
modesty; self-control; discretion
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
same kind (race); homogeneousness
king of herrings (Regalecus glesne); oarfish; ribbonfish
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths