single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
receiving an electric shock
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to jump up and down; to hop
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
light and darkness; light and shade
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
happy memory; sweet memory
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
having a meal; eating something
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
useless resistance; vain struggle
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
window frame; window sill
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
break (from work, etc.); recess
in spite of; regardless of
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
beautification; glorification
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
government office; agency; board
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing