bygones; the past; past event
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
dark purple; bluish purple
summer cloud; summer clouds
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
lackey; minion; sycophant; errand boy
I told you so; you see that?
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
blazing heat; scorching sun
north-northeast; north-north-east
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
going straight on; going straight ahead
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty