appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
to play cool; to act cool
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
session; jam session; jam
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
cold dish (e.g. at a restaurant)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
(religious) faith; belief; creed
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)