it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
desperately; for one's dear life
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
recitation; reciting from memory
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
January; first month of the lunar calendar
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
means; way; method; measure
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to be erected; to be built
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
if you think about it; come to think of it
to understand; to make out
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
successively; one after another
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
middle and high-school students
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
innumerable; countless; numberless
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away