spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
obsessively trend-conscious teenage girl
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
the other day; a few days ago
will not do; do not; does not
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to get angry; to lose one's temper
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
don't worry; there's no need to worry
river; stream; River; the ... river
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to thrust away; to send flying
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to fan; to incite; to instigate
moisture; humidity; dampness
in swarms; in great crowds
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate