gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
at a moment's notice; readily
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to accompany; to go with; to go together
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
speaking voice; talking voice
to be transmitted; to be conveyed; to be leaked; to be passed along
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
somehow; for some reason (or other)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
while doing over and over; repeatedly
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
estimate (of costs); budget
patient; having a long fuse
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
expertise; experience; knowledge
playing doctor; children examining each other's genitals (often as a role play)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
is it?; isn't it?; be; is