a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to apologize; to apologise
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to behave well (of a child)
evening meal; supper; dinner
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
the whole day; all the day
(e.g. to walk, stand, etc., until) one's legs turn to lead; (doing something) until one's legs tire and stiffen
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to pay attention; to be watchful
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)