first meeting; first interview with
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
simply; merely; only; solely
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to summon; to get used to call
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
mashed boiled green soybeans
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be in focus; to come into focus
inspection; examination; survey
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn