anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
serious; not joking; straight
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
almost; roughly; approximately
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
isolation; being alone; being friendless
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
great person; eminent figure
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to live; to make a living; to get on with
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so