dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
again; once more; a second time
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
admiration; wonder; astonishment
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella