two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
about when; about what time; how soon
turning point; transition phase
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to press a question; to cross-examine
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to breathe out; to exhale
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to give directions; to issue instructions
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
newcomer; initiate; rookie
police; police officer; police station
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
villain; baddie; the villain's part