immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
watchful waiting; careful supervision
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
front approach to shrine or temple
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
welcome; (warm) reception
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
conviction; belief; confidence
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
gradually; day by day; every day; each day