to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to be kind to; to treat kindly
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
estimate (of costs); budget
within; inside of; less than
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
migratory bird; bird of passage
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
fine weather; fair weather
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
soon; shortly; nearly; almost