exclamation point; exclamation mark
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
contradiction; inconsistency
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
reading too much into (what ... says)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
flag with a red circle on a white background; the Japanese flag
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
abstention; nonparticipation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to be injured; to sustain a wound
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
how; in what way; by what means
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
firm; solid; inflexible; immovable
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
body and soul; mind and body
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)