knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
your husband; her husband
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
speech; expression; wording; language
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
this world; this life; world of the living
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
now that; since; so long as; because
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to be at a loss for words
to be smeared; to be covered
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill