to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to repent; to be penitent
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
politeness; good manners; courtesy; etiquette
broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
owing a lot to somebody; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
electricity; (electric) light
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
to formularize (a theory); to formularise
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
study group; study meeting
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
dry skin; bad skin; rough skin; unhealthy skin
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
staying up all night three nights in a row; triple all-nighter