to become frayed; to become loose
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to bring back; to restore
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
broken; intermittent; disconnected
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
economic comeback (rebound, recovery, turnaround)
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
8000; eight thousand; many
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry