to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to raise one's voice; to shout
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to make sure of the truth
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
course; route; path; process; means
operation; functioning; running
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
approximate age; age range
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to rumble; to thunder; to roll about (people, large objects); to wander about without a fixed workplace, home, etc.; to hang around; to loiter
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
front; frontage; facade; main
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death