suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
periodic; regular; routine
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
is that so?; I see; right; oh
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
election; selection; choice
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
family; relatives; dependents; household
direct descent; direct line
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
marriage proposal; marriage talks
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)