good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
(for the) first time in one's life
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
quick work; (clever) feat
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
thought; consideration; thinking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
the last moment; the very end
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
timewasting; killing time
to comfort; to console; to amuse
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
foreign; abroad; overseas
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)