dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
if so; in that case; in that situation
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
just the other day; quite recently
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
measurement error; calculation error
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
evil spirit; demon; devil
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
fall; drop; descent; coming down
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to cut; to slit; to slash
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory