to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
nod; inclination of the head
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to fight to the bitter end
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
extended-play (record); EP; European plan; European Parliament
Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); Daesh; IS; information separator; delimiter
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in this way; thus; such; uh...
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to feel; to sense; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime