(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
separate; scattered; apart
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
impossible; unlikely; improbable
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to jump at; to be attracted by
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen