to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to correct oneself; to restate
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
head; brains; intelligence
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
for your information; I'm telling you
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)