email friend; email penpal
polish (jewels); cultivation
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
Scotch; Scotch whisky; Scotch tweed
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
high-quality goods; choice goods
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
back off!; leave me alone!
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
to become inverted; to become reversed
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
act of mercy; helping another person
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to go out and away; to leave
everybody; every last one of them; all