the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
big problem; major issue; big controversy
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
they; those guys; those fellows
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
conviction; belief; confidence
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to have an idea; to have a clue
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
test period; exam period; examination time
attendance (at school); going to school
a second time; again; once more; twice
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
hostility; animosity; enmity
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown