regret; repentance; remorse
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; onlookers see more of the game than the players do; (lit.) people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead
straight grain; quartersawn grain
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
two classes; double; two sets
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
don't worry about it; forget about it
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
without leaving any trace
memories; recollections; reminiscence
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
wandering; rambling; roaming
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
X mark (indicating an incorrect answer, disagreement, cancellation, etc.)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)