to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
good feeling; feeling good
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
considerably; greatly; a lot
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
at once; immediately; right now
in comparison to; rather than
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
homeroom; form room; form class
how long; how far; how much
to pass (of time); to elapse
sharing; division; draw; tie
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
difficult to ...; hard to ...
on one hand; on the other hand
neat and clean; tidy; trim
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series