deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to live; to reside; to inhabit
same trade; same business; same profession
long ago; a long time ago; already
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to feel depressed; to be down
to profess to be; to pass oneself off (as); to advertise oneself (as); to advertise; to announce; to make publicly known
genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
trend of the times; way things are going
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted