eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
report; notification; registration
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
restoration; repair; mending
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
thorough; exhaustive; complete
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
regret; repentance; remorse
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
many; numerous; various; large number of
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin