to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
look!; there!; here!; that is
firmly; solidly; heartily
hold; holding; long press (touchscreen gesture); touch and hold; hold (in rock climbing or bouldering); hold (in wrestling)
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
urinating outdoors; urinating standing up
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it