setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
such; like that; that sort of
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
together with; same; both; all; including ...
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
even though; despite; when
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
conviction; belief; confidence
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
name; given name; first name
difficult to ...; hard to ...
results; record; grades; marks
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
average; ordinary; normal
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary