foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
putting one's courage to the test
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
seeing for the first time; first sight
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to become dim; to become blurred
dream for the future; hopes for the future
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
(in the same way) as before; as always
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to erase all trace of something
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to exert oneself; to make efforts
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity