conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
lower-middle (e.g. in class rank)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
(set of) facial features; looks
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
like a decent person; human
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
height (of body); stature
thinnish; somewhat narrow
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
point spread; point difference
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless