(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
after school (at the end of the day)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
opposite bank; farther shore
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
display window; shop window; store window
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass