disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
many; much; plenty; hardly
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
first thing in the morning
even if not; even without
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
almost completely empty; virtually empty
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
disorder; disturbance; unrest
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
really; very; extremely; terribly; awfully
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
a little more; a bit more
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily