tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to underrate; to make light of
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
several times; several degrees
to repeat; to do something over again
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to become empty; to be emptied
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be found; to be discovered
to buy more (of something)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)