clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(person) slippery as an eel
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
way of speaking; intimation
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to give an impression; to make an impression
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
and yet; though; when; in spite of
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
imagination; supposition; guess
to leave something as it is
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house; door light
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
store; shop; establishment; restaurant