surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
too much; excessively; too
to think of; to come up with
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
overseas student; exchange student
such; like that; in that way
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
at first; in the beginning; originally
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
stepwise; one step at a time
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to say (something) over one's shoulder
falling in love; attachment
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
if so; in that case; in that situation
although I say; although one might say; although called
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
in that way; like that; that way
not in one's right mind; insane
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent