(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
infancy; childhood; tender age
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to keep in mind; to memorize
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
battlefield; battleground
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
black terracotta; black soil
to trample down; to devastate
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to push away; to push aside; to shove
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
sympathy; empathy; response
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still