quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to look around; to survey
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
return of something; repayment
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
sincere; earnest; serious
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
interruption; suspension; break
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to attempt; to test; to try out
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable