to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to make an appeal; to urge
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
quick-witted; quick to understand
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
troublesome; annoying; complicated
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
successively; one after another
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
of no interest; not interested
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to have confidence in one's own abilities
possible; likely; probable
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom