back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
when; how soon; how long until
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
personal criticism; character sketch
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold