to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
emotional effect on pet owners from losing their pet
to quicken one's pace (steps)
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
remote control; remote operation
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
brown envelope; manila envelope
research division; inquiry section
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)