with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
in that manner; like that
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
weather; fair weather; fine weather
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
single flower; one wheel; full moon
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth