surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
moisture; humidity; dampness
to threaten; to make threats
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
throughout; all through; right through
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
hello; good day; good afternoon
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
store; reserve; stock; savings
serious error; gross mistake
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
list or table of charges; tariff; price list
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")