food; foodstuff; prey; victim
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
way (of doing); manner; method; means
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
shady; underhanded; questionable
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
being very busy; busyness
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
extra charge; specially reduced charge
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
battlefield; battleground
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion