straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
particularly; only; in the case of
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
how long; how much; to what extent
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
intelligence gathering; information gathering
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to complain; to make a complaint
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to squeeze out; to wring out
no-good man; (male) loser
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)