vexing; irritating; impatient
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue (going along some trend)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to read smoothly; to skim
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
difference; discrepancy; variation
personal; individual; private
connection; link; relationship
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to be worried; to be troubled
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
letter; missive; note; mail
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
a couple (of lovers, etc.)