one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
foreign; abroad; overseas
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
determination; resolution
got it; roger; leave it to me
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
in the end; on top of that
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
and; thereupon; because of that
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
rather; better; instead; if anything
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
end; close; conclusion; termination
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to unfold; to unroll; to open