more than usual; especially; particularly
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
one more time; once more; once again
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
feeling keenly; fully realizing
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
to have meaning; to be meaningful
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
protest; refutation; pleading
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
(very) patient; persevering
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
how long; how far; how much
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
system by which hitting a certain jackpot increases the probability of hitting the next jackpot (on prepaid card pachinko machines)
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.