eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
the same generation; coeval
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
and; thereupon; because of that
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
store interior; inside of a shop
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of