lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
way of talking; speaking style
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
another school; other schools
cannot be compared with; no match for
like this; this sort; this way
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to hold fast; to protect to the end
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)