half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
unrequited love; one-sided love
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
about this time; about now
living together; coexistence
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
now that you say that; now that you mention it
you could say that; that might be so
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to approach; to draw near
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
build; physique; frame; constitution
leader; guide; mentor; coach
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
as if it were about oneself
promising without due consideration
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
how; in what way; I wonder