delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
reality; actuality; hard fact
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
nice; good; well-executed
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
accurate; correct; precise; exact
school nurse; nurse teacher; health teacher
like a decent person; human
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
outfit featuring pants (as opposed to a skirt)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
favorite; favourite; habitually used
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
with a gulp (e.g. drinking alcohol); in a single gulp; with glug