status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to have an eye on; to zero in on
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
collapsing load (as on lorries, trucks)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
stopping at; going no further than
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
all around; as far as the eye can see
dozens; scores of; decades
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
entreaty; appeal; petition
end of life; death; annihilation
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health