straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
meaning; significance; sense
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
the whole day; all the day
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist