to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to make merry; to be festive
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
normalcy; normality; normal
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
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
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
confusion; distraction; derangement
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
walking briskly; determinedly