need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
to begin to walk; to set out
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to push away; to push aside; to shove
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
older sister; elder sister
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to become red; to redden; to blush
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
advance payment; advance delivery
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
I quit!; I'm out!; declaring one quits, mainly used in children's games; nth person to quit a game
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
critical condition; being on the verge of death
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off