(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
what's what; heads or tails
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
individual differences; personal equation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be conspicuous; to stand out
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
power; might; authority; influence
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
switching over to; migration; transition
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
selection; choice; option
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
evening; last night; yesterday evening
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
shyness; bashfulness; shame