school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
good humour (humor); good mood
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to show one's affection; to express one's love
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
long ago; a long time ago; already
to live; to make a living; to get on with
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
late at night; at a late hour
intimacy; affection; familiarity
way of calling (something or someone)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to cause someone to worry
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way