after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
administration; medication; dosage
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
quadruped; four-footed animal
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
mistress; kept woman; concubine
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
by all means; by all costs
throw; throwing; throwing event
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to have one's horizons broadened
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to understand from experience
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
inattention; absent-mindedness
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)