to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
stomach ache; abdominal pain
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
advance; moving forward; progress
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
one grain; one drop; one bead
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
most part; greater part; majority
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
sense of values; values; value system
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
way out; means to escape; escape route
dignity; majesty; sanctity
present (brought by a visitor); gift
detour; circumvention; turning movement
hey there; I say; see here
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined