to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to replace; to substitute
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
even more; still more; further
stirring; rousing oneself
one day; (on) a certain day
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
what parents would bring up a kid like this?; (lit.) I'd like to see his (her) parents' faces
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
shameless; shameless person
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
national traits or character; nationality
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
in name only; titular; nominal
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...