manners; behavior; behaviour
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
home area; home town; local
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to look forward to something
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
nervousness; oversensitivity
club (esp. for devotees or fanciers of some subject or activity)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
gentle woman; affectionate woman; beautiful graceful woman
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
good-for-nothing; worthless
listening device; bug; wiretap
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
weird; disgusting; sickening
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation