sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge
talking while standing; standing around talking
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
interview (e.g. for a job)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
convenient; handy; useful
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
not yet known; unknown; strange
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
complete change; about-face
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
one tablet; one pill; tray; salver
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to see through; to see the true nature of something