to choke; to have trouble breathing
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
society; the world; the times
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
all; entire; whole; altogether
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be erected; to be built
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
sharing; division; draw; tie
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to jump at; to be attracted by
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
serious; severe; grave; acute
literally; to the letter; literal
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to be a matter of life or death
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
elder sister; effeminate man
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly