this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
main question; real issue at hand
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
telecommunications; correspondence
complicated and mysterious
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
anticipation; expectation
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
unexpected result; upset; surprise
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
one's assessment of the situation
degree of relative priority
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
very; extremely; excessively
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
to rest one's chin in one's hands
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
to be tired of looking at
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
arrest; apprehension; capture
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
being used to socializing with women (of a man)
time; season; period; phase; stage
(one's) quota; assignment
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)