has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
stole (shawl); stall; stall (of an engine); (animal) stall
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to push aside; to push one's way through
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
price; cost; value; worth; value
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping