reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
metallic sound; metallic clank
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
partly open; in half bloom
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
running as fast as one can
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
sign; indication; omen; symptom
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
front; frontage; facade; main
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
overall; general; as a whole
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
design; idea; conception; plan
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)