to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
doing whatever one pleases
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
good feeling; feeling good
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
because; for; the reason why is ...
heaven and earth; top and bottom
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
at first; in the beginning; originally
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
mental; spiritual; emotional
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to be embarrassed; to lose face
the other day; some time ago; recently
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to be at a loss for words
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
companion; partner; spouse
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)