scum of the earth; monster; fiend
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
verbal message; word (from someone)
secretariat; executive office
bureau director; office chief
end; tip; extremities; terminal
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
treasure chest; strongbox
Bach (German composer, 1685-1750)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
punch-line (of story or joke)
concussion (of the brain)
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry