texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
one grain; one drop; one bead
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
natural healing power; self-healing power; spontaneous cure
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
because of; owing to; due to
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
settlement; solution; resolution
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
pardon; remission; amnesty
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
coating of snow; blanket of snow
rising; ascending; climbing