there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
flash (of light); glint; schiller
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
somehow; for some reason or other
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to get strong; to gain strength
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
being too late; losing one's final chance
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute