no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to begin shooting; to shoot out
absorption; suction; attraction
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
inexcusable; unthinkable; unacceptable; utterly unexpected; totally unforeseen
to speak; to hear a voice
utmost limits; extremity; limit
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to order; to command; to appoint
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda