account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
looking depressed; long face
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
natto (fermented soybeans)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
heating power; thermal power; firepower
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to recall; to remember; to recollect
external wound; (physical) trauma
to be able to manage somehow or another
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with