astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
philandering; itch for women
stifled (laughter); simmering
what kind of; what sort of; what
surprise victory; upset; coup
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to walk away; to saunter off
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
new government; new administration
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
distant look; faraway look
to collapse; to flop (onto)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)