simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
manly; masculine; like a man
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to pull in (fish); to land
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to grow up; to become an adult
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
spirit; heart; disposition
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
story; tale; talk; discussion
invitation; introduction; temptation
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
serious; severe; grave; acute
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
heart; guts; nerve; central part
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself