terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
such; like that; in that way
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
just because; even if; even though
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
Christmas Eve; holy night
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
regulation; adjustment; control
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer