magic tool (in fiction); magical item
to push (something) against
board-shaped; plank-shaped; sheet-shaped
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to talk; to chat; to chatter
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
as planned; according to plan
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
right beside; close to; nearby