one by one; each; every; at intervals of
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to pretend; to act (as if)
being too late; losing one's final chance
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
softly; smoothly; tenderly; gently; mildly; calmly
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to call each other; to call out to one another
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
spring break; spring vacation
late at night; small hours of the morning
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull