nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to relax; to feel at home
by today; before the day is over
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
near; close by; within reach; familiar
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
dressing room; fitting room
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to give directions; to issue instructions
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party