counter for books; volume
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to look away; to avert one's eyes
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
several minutes; a few minutes
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
because of; owing to; due to
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
horror film; horror movie
the last moment; the very end
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
sanity; consciousness; soberness
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
outside the country; abroad
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
window; window (shop display)