knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
serious; severe; grave; acute
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
long military service; having experienced many battles
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
distant look; faraway look
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
over-fond parent; doting parent
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
disclosure; exposure; revelation
biological older sister; real elder sister
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
expression; presentation; representation; notation
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
in one's own way or style
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be helpful; to be useful
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to express (in words); to confess
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable