case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to intervene; to stop (something)
and then; and so; and; so then
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
of course; certainly; naturally
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
3000; three thousand; many
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
to take (be in) charge of
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
way of solving (a problem); solution
those (near the second person)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
probability; likelihood; chances