large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
feeling; sense; impression
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to be at a loss for words
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
enmity; antagonism; hostility
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to throw oneself (into an activity)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
person concerned; interested party; related party
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
victim; injured party; sufferer
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
outside the country; abroad
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than