quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
absolute basics; very rudiments
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
holding out a little longer
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off