continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
street at night; making a night journey
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks; SALT; salt; salt (in cryptography)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
summer festival; summer matsuri
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe