surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
done; just done; just finished
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to trace back to (the origins of something)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to have an underbite; to have a protruding chin; to be concaved; to have a concave shape
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
going to and fro; back and forth
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to intervene; to stop (something)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say