imagination; supposition; guess
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
being too late; losing one's final chance
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to complain; to make a complaint
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
public power; governmental authority
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
without; but if; otherwise; or else
property; fortune; assets
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
on time; on schedule; punctually
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly