on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
appeal (e.g. of an advertisement)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
precocious; precocious child
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to have a meal; to take a meal
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
difficult to ...; hard to ...
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
putting into operation; invocation
tradition; legend; folklore