what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
price increase; rise in price
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
attendee; participant; person present
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
liquor tax; tax on alcohol
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
revision; amendment; alteration
quietly; slowly; gracefully
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
how much; how many; to what extent
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour