interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
the first and second; a few
key person; important person
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
story; tale; talk; discussion
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
main question; real issue at hand
to make oneself available (free)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
this (very thing); this precisely
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
flaring up; bursting into flames
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
genuine article; real thing; real deal
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)