to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to hand over; to surrender
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
materials; data; document
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly