to talk to oneself; to mutter
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
inspection; examination; checking
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
to go on a trip with someone; to accompany on a trip
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
reason for being; raison d'être
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility