sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
eye for people; ability to judge character
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
trashcan; rubbish bin; dustbin; ashcan
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
retry; another try; another go
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
great laughter; burst of laughter
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn