underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
every day and every night
shriek of delight; cry of joy
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open