to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
many; much; plenty; hardly
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
first thing in the morning
even if not; even without
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
critical moment; do-or-die situation
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection