remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to not be taken seriously
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
even so; anyhow; at any rate
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
equality; impartiality; evenness
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to play a central role; to take a leading part
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)