to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
thought; consideration; thinking
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
offender; criminal; culprit
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)