live appearance (e.g. on television)
blogger (writer of a weblog)
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
please sit down; please have a seat
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
important post; important office; key position
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
not understanding; not knowing
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to take back; to recapture
to compete with; to vie for
poor physical health; bad shape
vitality; energy; dynamism
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
finishing blow; coup de grâce
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity