uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
nicely; properly; frequently; often; how (could you); why (would you)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to blame; to find fault with
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
hostility; animosity; enmity
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
like this; this sort; this way
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
beyond one's control; nothing one can do