exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
this and that; various things
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
first meeting; first interview with
with curious eyes; curiously
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
tedious; boring; being fed up with
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)