innumerable; countless; numberless
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)
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
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)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to become better; to improve
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
semi-transparent; translucent
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
discovery; detection; finding
several years; a few years
few decades; many decades; several decades
to go ahead; to pull ahead
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
official announcement; proclamation
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
to be transparent; to show through
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention