poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sense of values; values; value system
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
extremely; terrifically; super
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
motive power; driving force
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
radiant heat; heat radiation; heat dissipation; thermolysis
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
so; therefore; and; (and) then
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
childish; childlike; immature; infantile