to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
corridor; hallway; passageway
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
open; spacious; extensive
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
front; frontage; facade; main
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to await; to wait for; to expect
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
prism; polygonal (esp. square) pillar; bamboo
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
probability; likelihood; chances
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
very young; little; childish; immature
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped