entrance; admission; entering
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to become excited; to grow lively
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
self-torturing; masochistic
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
commandant; commanding officer; general
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
genuine article; real thing; real deal
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
master; teacher; stable master
to make sure of the truth