(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
to become settled; to be fixed
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
decision; determination; resolution
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
good time to make a profit; most profitable season; peak time
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
chicken bones; chicken carcass
pork bones; broth made from pork and pork bones
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
heaven and earth; top and bottom
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
meanwhile; in the meantime
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
belief; faith; conviction
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
one example of (when there are more examples)
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
(another's) child; child; kid