style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
society; the world; the times
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be conspicuous; to stand out
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to squeeze out; to wring out
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
contrived; false-sounding