quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
death penalty; capital punishment
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
being startled; getting a shock
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
with a squish; with a splat
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
one's own child; one's own children
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
society; company; the public; the world
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den