tension; mental strain; nervousness
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to face; to go towards; to head towards
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
considerably; greatly; a lot
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
such; like that; that sort of; very
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
(some) more; even more; longer; further
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
offering to Buddha (often rice)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.