to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
determination; resolution
you could say; you might say; verging on the
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
sincere; honest; faithful
sincere; earnest; serious
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
evaluation on an absolute scale
starting point; starting line
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to grow up; to become an adult
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
scenery; scene; landscape
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
to squeeze out; to wring out
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
sea level; (surface of) sea