as before; as ever; as it was originally
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
that is to say; so that means
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
very loose; slowly; leisurely
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
like this; this sort; this way
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
quietly; slowly; gracefully
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
instead; but (on the other hand)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
such ... as; or some such
single word; a few words; brief comment
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event