revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
thought; consideration; thinking
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to repeat; to do over again
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
little by little; bit by bit
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
the front; honest; upright; decent
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
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
chance; opportunity; occasion
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)