sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
fish-based cooking; fish dish
all you want; as much as one wants
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
recovery; undoing; recall
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
hating; strongly disliking
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
troublesome; pain in the butt
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
trembling voice; quavering voice
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid