to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
as (for); for; in the capacity of
convenience store lunch box
to be found; to be discovered
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
through a (computer, etc.) screen
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
serious; severe; grave; acute
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
tone (of voice); manner of talking
period of time; time slot; time zone
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"