to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
infection route; source of infection
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
cooperation; collaboration
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
person affected by a disease; sufferer
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
incident; affair; happening; event
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
same generation; one's generation
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...