proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to explain away; to answer evasively
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
complete stranger; total stranger
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
bored; having nothing to do; idle
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
naked eye; the physical eye
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
to be dead; to be lifeless
highly unpredictable; touch and go
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
distinctive; characteristic
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell