pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to need; to demand; to take; to require
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
arrears; late fee; delinquent account charge
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
shopping; purchased goods
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
art of war; strategy; tactics
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
to say; to tell; to state; to do
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
as if nothing had happened
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
two times; twice; two degrees
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)