valuable article; valuables
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to leave as is; to ignore
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
good bye; I'm off; see you later
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to stare back (at); to glare back
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint