et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
article; news story; report; account
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
with a friendly grin; smilingly
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
temporary absence from school
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
interval; break; pause; spare moment
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
public holiday; celebration (of)
the other day; lately; recently
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)