terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
will not do; do not; does not
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to make laugh; to set to laughing
discouragement; disappointment
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
for example; for instance; e.g.
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
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 approach; to draw near
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy