oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to escape from; to get out
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
question; inquiry; enquiry
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
wherein; therein; thereinto
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
cassette (tape); game cartridge
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
degree of difficulty; difficulty level