feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
dramatization; dramatisation
aichmophobia (fear of sharply pointed objects); belonephobia
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
brawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling); ring-side battle; verbal fight via the media
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
knife thrower; knife throwing
to slash downward; to cut down
questionnaire results; survey results
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
results of a vote; voting results
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
based on; built on; made from
to send for (doctor, etc.)
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
matching clothing worn by couples
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
feeding (animals); provisioning
to be pulled in (fish); to be landed
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between