to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
light; easy; non-serious; minor
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
feminization; feminisation
to rebuke; to scold harshly
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to make merry; to be festive
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to take command; to give direction
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
apartment building; housing complex
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
manly; masculine; like a man
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
womanly; ladylike; feminine
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
stairs; stairway; staircase
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody