beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to trample; to crush underfoot
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
large number (of); many; majority
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to take over; to hand over
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to thrust away; to send flying
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
in succession; one after another
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart