individual; private person; personal; private
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
travelling (basketball rule); traveling
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
three-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
together; at the same time; same; identical
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
(physical) growth; development
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
with these words; while saying
way; method; means; resource; course
about when; about what time; how soon
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to be consistent; to be coherent
to stop (plug) one's ears
protective instinct; defensive instinct
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to jump at; to be attracted by
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to become better; to improve
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to say no more; to sink into silence
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out