to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to make a speech; to address
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
cannot be helped; unavoidable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
means; way; method; measure
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one's physical safety; personal security
period of youth; while young
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice