pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
strong person; the strong; the powerful
being left out; being ostracized
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
power; might; authority; influence
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal