flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
dropout; quitter; deserter
newly appointed; inaugural
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
maternity leave; paternity leave
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
healthy; sound; wholesome
boy; son; baby boy; young man
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
pantsuit; pant suit; trouser suit
voting; ballot; poll; vote
to shake one's head (in denial)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
tight skirt; straight skirt
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now