balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to hit hard; to strike hard
falling over; toppling sideways
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
safety; welfare; well-being
that kind; competition; match
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
this occasion; at this time; now
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
man; male; masculine gender
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
in name only; titular; nominal
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
whispering into a person's ear
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to press a question; to cross-examine