movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
beauty is only skin-deep; (lit.) one gets tired of a beauty in three days
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
no need to guess; certainly
difficult to approach; inaccessible
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
postwar period; period after Second World War
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
unique; original; individual; unusual
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
(death from) starvation; starving to death
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy; glucose tablet
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
calpas (Japanese semi-dry sausage similar to kielbasa)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
individual packaging; unit packaging