all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
number of persons; personnel
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
main cause; primary factor
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
serious look (on one's face); straight face
macro; macro (instruction)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
in good health; alive and well; going strong
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
history of Japan; Japanese history
to be born; to come into the world
only; merely; but; no more than
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
for example; for instance; e.g.
to bury; to embed; to implant
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
without; but if; otherwise; or else
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved