with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
(being) worth seeing; impressive
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
18-litre measuring container
searching for someone; search for a missing person
preparations for a journey
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
persecution complex; paranoia
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
collection of books; (personal) library
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
degenerate; pervert; deviant
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
having not the slightest idea
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect