to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
being too late; losing one's final chance
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
if it is the case that ...
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
bombshell announcement (statement)
breathing of a sleeping person
ability; capability; skill
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
ripple (on water); wavelets