to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
this and that; various things
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
rolled Japanese-style omelette
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to concern; to be related
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately