effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
predation; eating prey; preying upon
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
branchial respiration (breathing using gills)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
essence; true nature; substance; reality
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
urgency; exigency; emergency
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
emotional strength; force of will
preservation; retainment; keeping
pull; patronage; tug; discount
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to speak; to hear a voice
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
on the occasion of; at the time of
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation