to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
second (unit of time); arc second
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
rather; better; instead; if anything
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to be entwined; to be involved
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
beyond that point; after that
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)