to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to finger; to tamper (with)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
as if it weren't already enough
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
it's been a long time; long time no see
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
young and energetic; up-and-coming
debut work; one's first work
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
wrong; different; not like that
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy