dealing with; coping with
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
assertion; declaration; affirmation
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
being concerned about or mindful of
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
deadly disease; sickness leading to death; terminal illness
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
very likely; very probable
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
river; stream; River; the ... river