observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
in history; ever; historical
ten (long cylindrical things)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
tone quality; sound quality
low tone; bass; low voice
movie; film; motion picture
theme music; theme tune; theme song
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
crew member; crewman; crew
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
supporting role (actor); minor role
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge