eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
killing two birds with one stone
near oneself; close to one; familiar
solution; solution strategy
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation