beyond imagination; unimaginable
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
immediately; right away; on the spot
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to tighten; to press hard
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that's the way it is; such is life
to squeeze out; to wring out
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to say (something) over one's shoulder
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
when it becomes; when it comes to
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
nape (of the neck); nucha
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
preface; introduction; preamble