within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
heart sound; cardiac sound
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
commonness; the common touch
final vote; run-off ballot
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of); geisha, prostitute, etc. absconding without repaying indenture loans
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
salt; crest of a wave; flowerlike patterns on waves in the Japan Sea in winter
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
immediately; at once; instantly
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
"awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
gliding (through the air)
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
bur (prickly seeds or seedheads that stick to fur and clothes); burr
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); wasp; hornet; yellow jacket