top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
sincere; honest; faithful
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
family vacation; family trip
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
memories; recollections; reminiscence
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
very interesting; of great interest
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
fast-talking; rapid talking
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
company; corporation; workplace
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
working adult; full-fledged member of society
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness