story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
everyday life; daily life
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to write down; to record; to register
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
tune (melody, piece of music)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold