good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
in that manner; like that
back street; back alley; off-street
extremely; terrifically; super
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
crank call; prank call; nuisance call
public telephone; pay phone
contrived; false-sounding
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
accurate; correct; precise; exact
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to look young; to seem young
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
handsome man; actor in a love scene
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking