to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
something or other; somehow
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
phosphorescence; luminescence
something like ...; something called ...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
breath; breathing; tone; mood
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
calculus (concretion of minerals formed inside the body)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
tradition; legend; folklore
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
straying; wandering off course
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
first-rate; finest quality; the best
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
when it becomes; when it comes to
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building