to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to pay attention; to be watchful
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
temporary; transitory; short-lived
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
20th day of the month; 20 days
ear drops (medicine); eardrops
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to cause someone to worry
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
invitation; introduction; temptation
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
soon; shortly; before long
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
principal occupation; core business
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved