trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
settlement; solution; resolution
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to be at a loss for words
assertion; declaration; affirmation
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
when it becomes; when it comes to
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
thought; consideration; thinking
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
in this way; thus; such; uh...
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
both hands; both arms; ten
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe