it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
comfort; consolation; diversion
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
now that you say that; now that you mention it
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
pornographic magazine or book sold wrapped in plastic
beautiful breasts; well-shaped breasts
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
eruption; volcanic eruption
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
(volcanic) crater; caldera; burner (of a boiler)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)