bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to talk; to chat; to chatter
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded