to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
too much; excessively; too
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
any more; any further; any better; any longer
unpopular (esp. with the opposite sex); undatable
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to look around; to survey
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing