to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
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)
making no mistakes (esp. in a performance)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
intelligence gathering; information gathering
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to keep in mind; to memorize
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
how; in what way; circumstances
isn't it; right?; you know?
rather; sooner; preferably
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to pierce through; to break through
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be prolonged; to drag on
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky