pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to mark the end; to spell the end
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
clearing one's throat; cough
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
unusual space; other dimension
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
moderate; proper; just right
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
even more; still more; further
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging