to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
how; in what way; how about
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
tension; mental strain; nervousness
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
good feeling; feeling good
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
form; shape; figure; visage
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
interrupting a game; time out
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender