acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
in the meanwhile; during the time
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
coming out (as gay, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
legally permitted speed; national speed limit
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold