hand-clapping performed to celebrate the conclusion or completion of something (3-3-3-1 rhythm, done once); single clap after a cheer
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
exit; way out; outlet; vent
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
married man or woman; housekeeping
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to become vulgar; to coarsen
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to try to do; to attempt to do
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
memory; sense; experience
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
period of time; time slot; time zone
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
imposing stance; daunting pose
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost