start; commencement; beginning; initiation
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
difficult to ...; hard to ...
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
the reverse; other side; lining
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
ten-gallon hat; cowboy hat
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to take a view of
how; in what way; I wonder
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
while moving; on the move