to drool; to dribble; to slobber
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
and; thereupon; because of that
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
have a good day; take care; see you
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
surely; certainly; without doubt
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
pleasant feeling; good vibes
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to keep watch; to stand guard
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture