lung capacity; breathing capacity; vital capacity
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
being startled; getting a shock
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
coach; coaching; training
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
making a guest appearance; guest starring
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to do together; to share; to participate in
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be silent; to say nothing
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter