to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
stairs; stairway; staircase
to thrust down; to push off
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to have a talk; to tell a story
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
imagination; supposition; guess
to squeeze out; to wring out
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to run about; to rush about
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain