to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
not necessarily so; is not always true
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to be settled; to be brought to an end
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
very likely; very probable
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
contours of one's body; figure
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
otherwise; or else; if not
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection