to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
attendance; presence; appearance
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
tendency; trend; inclination
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
whereabout; about where; how much
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
random-access memory; RAM
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
to press a question; to cross-examine
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to get information out of a person; to begin listening