more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
frost columns; ice needles
transactions; dealings; business
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
national law; laws of a nation; national rites and ceremonies; Japanese literature
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
foster mother; adoptive mother
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
loveable; very likeable; like very much
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible