hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
if it is (the case that ...)
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
factory; plant; mill; workshop
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
blow; shock; strike; batting
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
completion; perfection; accomplishment
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
this (very thing); this precisely
ultimate; final; last; eventual
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
by myself; in person; by oneself
even if not; even without
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
indescribable; having no way to express
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder