terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
chatter mark (machine tools)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
even if not; even without
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to chase; to run after; to pursue
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
one's house; one's home; one's family
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend