lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
such; like that; that sort of; very
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
originally; by nature; from the start
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state