rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to check; to stop; to keep back
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
throwaway; disposable; single-use
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
pinhole; pinholing (printing defect)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)