trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
characteristic way of speaking
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
condition; situation; prospects
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
way of talking; speaking style
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
main question; real issue at hand
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
second (unit of time); arc second
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with