fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
toilet; lavatory; powder room
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
regret; repentance; remorse
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
inclusion; comprehension; implication; containing; covering
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
use; utility; effect; benefit
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
solitude; loneliness; isolation