to collapse into; to flop onto
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
gradually; slowly but steadily
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
older sister; lass; young lady
the last moment; the very end
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
sad to say; how sad; alas
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to make merry; to be festive
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship