using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
draw; tie; quits; even; square
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
after that; afterwards; thereafter
by means of; due to; because of; according to
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
type of flat knot used in nets