to dye; to colour; to color
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
if you think about it; come to think of it
body and soul; mind and body
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to distribute; to hand out
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
long; drawn-out; very long
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
successively; one after another
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited