to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
boarding position (e.g. on train platform)
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
too (much); overly; excessively
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to rain incessantly; to downpour
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
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
if you think about it; come to think of it
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
now that you say that; now that you mention it
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
foreign; abroad; overseas
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)