seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
risky; dangerous; insecure
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
a little bit; a little while
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
some people; a few people; several people
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
even though; despite; when
everything one does; whatever one does