absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
ill will; malice; evil intent
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
together; at the same time; same; identical
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
main question; real issue at hand
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
student (esp. a university student)
had better ...; had better not ...
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
demanding; difficult; strict
having said that; on the other hand
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)