with a start; with a jump
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
political measures; policy
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
long time; long interval; for quite some time
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
pride; dignity; self-respect
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
personal; individual; private
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
in succession; one after another
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
war; fighting; fierce competition