to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
no matter how much time passes
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
last night; yesterday evening
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
feeling; sense; impression
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)