to jar; to creak; to grate
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to crawl towards; to creep up to
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
stairs; stairway; staircase
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
block (of wood); chip; splinter
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
unexpectedly; surprisingly
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
isolation; being alone; being friendless
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
if so; in that case; in that situation
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to look around; to survey