wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
bunch of flowers; bouquet
much less; to say nothing of
finished product; final product
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
enrollment in kindergarten; enrollment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
study; library; den; home office; reading room
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
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts