oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
different opinion; objection
lately; recently; nowadays
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
inside; interior; inner part
something; some kind of; for some reason
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
matryoshka; Russian nesting doll
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
himself; yourself; herself
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
runner-up; second (in a race)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about