to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
if so; in that case; in that situation
to decline in price; to fall in price
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
matter for great congratulation
way; course; the only way
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
rather; sooner; preferably
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
moment; brief space of time
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)