(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
pointing out; identification
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to alternate; to take turns
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
relatively; comparatively
foreign; abroad; overseas
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
devotion; attachment; infatuation
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
to save; to leave over; to spare