selection; choice; option
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to run out (e.g. of the room)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
several minutes; a few minutes
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
all; entire; whole; altogether
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine