to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
the same; the said; likewise
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
generation; the world; the age
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
birth; creation; formation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
(turned out) all right in the end
change; transformation; inversion
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to watch steadily; to stare
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
period of youth; while young
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
obscure; vague; ambiguous
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted