after a long time; for the first time in a while
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
one's share; one's portion
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
softish; relatively soft; somewhat soft; on the soft side
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
later on; eventually; afterwards
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
(department of) psychosomatic medicine
changing one's academic course
emotional care; emotional support; caring for someone's mental well-being
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
the last moment; the very end
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
little by little; bit by bit