by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
two times; twice; two degrees
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (lit.) (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to repeat; to do something over again
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)