to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be opposite; to face each other
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
unveiling; debut; introduction
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
go on!; right!; here goes!
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
rounded backside; jutting-out buttocks; bubble butt; badunkadunk
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to extend; to expand; to spread out
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to tighten; to press hard
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
insertion; incorporation; infixing
listen!; you see; mind you; remember