(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
late at night; at a late hour
critical condition; being on the verge of death
water given to a dying person
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
weather forecast; weather report
fresh juice (esp. freshly squeezed)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
one's post; place of work; workplace
receipt; cash-register slip
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
paying with a (credit, debit) card; card payment
cost of a ticket; price of a ticket
cost of a meal (or meals)
(expenses) being covered by the other party
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
succeeding; following; trailing; next
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
working adult; full-fledged member of society
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
karate practitioner; karateka
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven