to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
considerably; greatly; a lot
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
summer vacation; summer holiday
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
reality; actuality; hard fact
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
being very busy; busyness
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
living; lifestyle; living room
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
suffix for familiar person
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
already; now; no longer; not any more
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
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)
one breath; chug!; drink!
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)