the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
greeting; a fine thing to say
to have the privilege of doing
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
river; stream; River; the ... river
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
adds force or indicates command
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
so; like this; in this way
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
cardiac tamponade; pericardial tamponade