to choke; to have trouble breathing
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
half and half; fifty-fifty
trauma (usu. psychological)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to torment; to torture; to harass
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
unprecedented; new (and different); fresh; contrived; affected
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
difficult to ...; hard to ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to spoil; to rot; to corrode