very bad condition; (in) terrible form; serious slump
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be a matter of life or death
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
stairs; stairway; staircase
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
a little bit; a little while
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
is never the case; has never happened
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
different thing; another question; different case
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
simply; merely; only; solely
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
attenuating; fizzling out
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal