to continue to increase; to continue to mount
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
how many years; how long; what year
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to throw away; to abandon
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to stop talking; to be silent
all (there is); as long as there is
murder; killing; murderer
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
hostility; animosity; enmity
parting; separation; farewell