to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to recall; to remember; to recollect
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to overdo; to do too much
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to look away; to turn away
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to raise one's voice; to shout
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
assistance; backing; reinforcements