term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
how; in what way; in what manner
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
having said that; on the other hand
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
down to earth; reasonable
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
parallel world; parallel universe
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
thousands; several thousand
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low