pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
searching for someone; search for a missing person
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
nod; inclination of the head
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen