to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
personification; impersonation; embodiment
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
copy-and-paste; copypasta (block of text that is copied and pasted across the Internet)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
novel; story; (work of) fiction