innumerable; countless; numberless
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
expression; presentation; representation; notation
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that's the way it is; such is life
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
form; shape; figure; visage
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
forcibly; against one's will
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to