bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
restlessly; in continuous motion
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
called; known as; that; to say
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
drama; theatre; theater; play
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
elder sister; older female friend