time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
group; party; team; squad; section
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
maid; helper; help; assistance
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
performing arts; acrobatics
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to slide into; to slip into
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
endless; boundless; everlasting
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to take upon oneself; to pull (something) over one's head
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
how much; how many; to what extent
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
keep up your strength; chin up!