acquaintance; appreciative friend
horse's legs; stage actor who plays the role of a horse's legs
(of) straightforward honesty; steadfastly honest
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
writing; composition; essay; sentence
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
the very best; excellent; superb
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
under the staircase; understairs
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
to triumph; to be elated with success
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
five (long cylindrical things)
indirection; indirectness
the opposite direction; the other way
usually; under usual circumstances
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
that's a different matter; that's a different story
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
trend; tendency; movement; attitude