to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
derailment; digression; deviation
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
ago; since; before; previous
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on