long ago; a long time ago; already
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
first-rate; finest quality; the best
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
yearned for; longed for; missed
to overflow from something full
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
completely; entirely; totally
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
spirit; heart; disposition
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
finger flick to the forehead
to get distracted; to jump off the track
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
nothing but; none other than
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); to come to an end; to finish
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
technique; art; skill; move