something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
show tent; circus tent; freak show
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
having said that; be that as it may
at the present time; as of now; at this time
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to relax; to feel at home
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
preserved food boiled in soy
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time