massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
as if nothing had happened
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
incessant working; working non-stop
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
changing completely; transformation
to be intimate with; to befriend
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
interval; step; pitch; key
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
signature pose; trademark pose
information retrieval; IR; investor relations; integrated resort; infrared radiation; infrared
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
lightly; easily; carelessly
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to dig up; to expose; to disclose