collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
level; standard; water level
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be relieved; to feel relieved
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
region; limits; stage; level
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to flare up; to fly into a rage
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
never mind!; don't worry about it
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink