choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
breath; breathing; tone; mood
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
distant look; faraway look
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
infection; contagion; becoming infected
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
this is why; this means; it is the case that
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
not necessarily so; is not always true
sudden price jump; steep price rise
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
Formula One (form of motor racing); F1
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall