wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
no matter how much time passes
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to overflow from something full
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
incident; affair; happening; event
spirituality; spiritual nature
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
serious error; gross mistake
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to put one's hand on; to touch
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
future (usually near); prospects