glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
preparatory phase; preparatory period
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
being startled; getting a shock
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
at work; in the midst of work; working
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to underrate; to make light of
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture