on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
rather; better; instead; if anything
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
program (e.g. TV); programme
Franckenstein; Frankenstein
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
late-night show; midnight broadcast
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
accurate; correct; precise; exact
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
producer (film, TV, etc.)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide