to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to get strong; to gain strength
turning into a cooler state; cooling down
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
considerably; fairly; quite
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
several minutes; a few minutes
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
appears to be; apparently
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
custom-made article; specially made article