drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
calm; composed; cool; quiet
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint