to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
even though; despite; when
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
every single word and phrase; word by word
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)