strong pressure; heavy pressure
two persons; two people; pair; couple
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to have an uneasy conscience
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
of course; certainly; naturally
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
that; the matter in question
just a minute; small quantity
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to indicate; to show; to point to
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine