right in the center (centre)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
town; city; municipal; urban
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
no!; no no!; no, not at all
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
vitality; (one's) life force
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up