to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
school building; schoolhouse
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to head home; to leave for home
to breathe out; to exhale
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
(not) even once; (not) ever
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
how many people; a number of people
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
(I) found it; (I) found you
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
contraception; birth control
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
unexpected meeting; coincidence
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to pile up; to accumulate
material; materials; data; information; documents
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
several shots; several blows
these guys; these fellows
sympathy; compassion; pity