racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
dignity; majesty; sanctity
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
equality; impartiality; evenness
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
victim; injured party; sufferer
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
period of time; time slot; time zone
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
trouble; bother; annoyance