heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to ask a high price; to overcharge
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
best regards; please take care of; please do
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
uninhabited island; desert island
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
schoolgirl; female student
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge