omen; sign; notice; indication
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
now that; since; so long as; because
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
routine work; everyday work
to chase; to run after; to pursue
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
complete recovery; healing
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
rare; uncommon; not often seen
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to say; to be called; to do
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
bet; wager; stake; gamble
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
real thing; original; actual
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life