strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to be opposite; to face each other
for a while; for some time; for a period
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
since one was born; (in) all one's life
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
have to do; must; should; ought to
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
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
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
evening; last night; yesterday evening
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song