suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
depressive state (e.g. of manic depression); depressive condition
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation
a little bit; a little while
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
smell and taste; flavour; flavor
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
serious; severe; grave; acute
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
end; close; finish; termination
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
regional cuisine; local cuisine
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)