to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
lately; recently; these days
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
worthless thing; trivial thing
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
established practice; custom
location of a press conference; press conference room
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
local newspaper; regional newspaper
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
if it's alright; if you don't mind my asking; if it's all the same to you
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
the other day; a few days ago
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk