bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to rise; to erect; to get up
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be helpful; to be useful
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
forgetting; lapse of memory
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
whatever (the case may be)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
discovery; detection; finding
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
chair; stool; post; office; position
nikujaga; meat and potato stew