reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
carefree; free from worry
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
after school (at the end of the day)
again; once more; a second time
that; the matter in question
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
to cease; to stop; to be over
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
what do you want?; can I help you?
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
(your) daughter; young woman
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
hotcake; (American) pancake
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
ago; since; before; previous
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)