to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
celestial sphere; the heavens
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
corpulence; fatness; obesity
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
build; physique; frame; constitution
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
very interesting; of great interest
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to waste time; to kill time
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
that kind; competition; match
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)