important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
repetition mark in hiragana
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
importance; emphasis; stress
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
serious crime; grave crime
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
vitality; ability to earn a living
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
sad; wretched; deplorable
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
great person; eminent figure
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice