to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
the reverse; other side; lining
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
family; relatives; dependents; household
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
such; like that; that sort of; very
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
while; during (the time when)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
tenth day of the month; ten days
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift