to keep in mind; to memorize
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to smoke out (insects, animals, etc.)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to make merry; to be festive
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
archery; mapping; map; morphism
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
(how) many times; (how) often
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
surely (not); certainly (not)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see