form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
number one; first; best; most; game; round
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
control; check; restraint; inhibition
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
bedridden; confined to bed
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
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)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be reminded of; to call to mind
active; dynamic; energetic
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
retrogression; regression
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
tiring easily; easy to tire
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
responsibility or liability for a crime
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
depression; recession; slump
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
consequence; outcome; result; blame
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
results; record; grades; marks