alternately; by turns; one after the other
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
chorus; singing in a chorus
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
objection; dissent; protest
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
with a friendly grin; smilingly
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
although I say; although one might say; although called
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for