to lose heart; to lose motivation
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
play equipment; playground equipment
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
at once; immediately; right now
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
you could say that; that might be so
much less; to say nothing of
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show