by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
arm; skill; efforts; ability
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
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)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly