out of character; unlike one
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
that day; the very same day
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously