hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
glugging; drinking deeply; nodding deeply
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
still (continuing); as ever; further
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be surprised; to be astonished
originally; by nature; from the start
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!