back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fine performance; tour de force
technique; art; skill; move
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
even more; still more; further
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to overflow; to brim over; to flood