to fall ill; to be taken ill
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to fold up; to fold into layers
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
logistical support; combat service support
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to call each other; to call out to one another
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
playing the victim; playing the victim card
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
ice house; ice room; cold room
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress