by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
everywhere; at every turn
absence; disregard; indifference
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
sensual love; love affair
difficult problem; challenge
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
urgency; exigency; emergency
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
different item; different lot
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
in case of; at that time; at this time