heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
good humour (humor); good mood
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
having gone too far to turn back
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused