dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
legend; folklore; tradition
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
to throw down the drain; to waste
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
decision; determination; resolution
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
well-mannered; courteous; polite
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
control; check; restraint; inhibition
woman; female; feminine gender
height (of a person); stature
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)