alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley
close; intimate; on good terms
first year of high school; first-year high school student
maternity nerves; maternity neurosis
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
since then; from that time; ever since
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
your company; your shrine
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
from here; from this place
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard