putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
taste; palate; sense of taste
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
cooking; food preparation
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
half a point (esp. in go)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to rock; to shake; to swing
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
this world; this life; world of the living
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
sphere; counter for balls
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time