difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to look young; to seem young
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
invitation; introduction; temptation
to stare back at; to look back at
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
number-withheld phone calls
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
common knowledge; well-known fact
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
rice bin; rice chest; source of income; breadwinner
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality