to sew up; to sew together
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
top of the head; crown of the head
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
signature phrase; signature saying
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
salt thrown to purify the ring before a bout
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
together; mutually; fellow
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
how many people; a number of people
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
business; trade; operations; sales
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability