surely; certainly; without doubt
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
(not) even once; (not) ever
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
at once; immediately; right now
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
dreary; dismal; lonely; doleful; plaintive; mournful
to shake; to waver; to tremble
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
(not) a single person; (no) one
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
prayer (for something); supplication
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
billow; surge; large wave
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
standard; average; typical; normal
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect