had better ...; had better not ...
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
spine; backbone; spinal column
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
club activities; extracurricular activities
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
practice; practising; training; study
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
how; in what way; circumstances
very much; exceedingly; extremely
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
no-good man; (male) loser
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising