no!; no no!; no, not at all
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to beat time; to mark time
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
what kind of; what sort of; what
such; this sort of; like this
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
variable light (e.g. with a dimmer); photochromatic; dimmer; dimmer control
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
imposing stance; daunting pose
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
outsider; someone outside of a group
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix