no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
place; situation; position; location
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to suppress one's emotions
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
guess; speculation; supposition
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
disturbance; riot; mayhem
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
having said that; on the other hand
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
be (that) as it may; having said that
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...