to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
radiant smile; contented smile
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
medical apparatus; medical instruments
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)