unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
sense organ; sensory organ
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car; oncoming traffic
private person; individual
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to quit one's job; to resign
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
bona fide third party; bona fide third person
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
healthy; sound; wholesome
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
waiting for the (traffic) lights to change; waiting for a green signal
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
with no effort at all; easily
to be thrilled; to be excited
exaltation; emotional uplift
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
look!; there!; here!; that is
by sheer strength; by brute force
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
smoothly; easily; readily