to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
I don't care what happens (after this)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to boil down; to condense
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
single word; a few words; brief comment
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
comparatively; relatively
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
discrimination; discernment; identification
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
special; particular; peculiar; unique
vocalization; vocalisation
to speak; to say; to vocalize
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
invisibly; secretly; privately
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making