formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
observation; survey; watching
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to be impressed; to greatly admire
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
starting point; starting line
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate