intimidation; threat; bluster
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
vibration; vibrato; trill
attached file; attachment
spring water; clear (pure) water
handrail; railing; banister
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to become desperate; to give way to despair
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to become desperate; to give in to despair
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting; simultaneous interpreter
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
radiant smile; contented smile
by today; before the day is over
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious