natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
throughput; processing power
patterns of thinking; train of thought
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to find out; to discover; to locate
solution; solution strategy
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
considerably; greatly; a lot
as if it were about oneself
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
preparations for returning (home)
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
wicked heart; evil design
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to dye; to colour; to color
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)