to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
to blame; to find fault with
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
cost of a ticket; price of a ticket
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to open (one's eyes) wide
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
special; particular; peculiar; unique