guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to pretend; to act (as if)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
rational; logical; coherent
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
home; household; family; hearth
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
dirty mind; conniving mind; self-interested thinking
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
jellied fish broth; jellied meat broth
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than