ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
waiting for the traffic lights to change
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
background image; static image
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to begin to walk; to set out
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in succession; one by one
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter