to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
by myself; in person; by oneself
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
relatively; comparatively
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
all; entire; whole; altogether
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
seasoning; flavour; flavor
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
god who spreads infectious diseases; god of pestilence
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
journal; magazine; periodical
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer