suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
give-and-take; give and take
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
script (for a TV show, film, etc.); script (printed type imitating handwriting); script
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
poultice; cataplasm; pup; puppy; Pap (smear, test, etc.)
flour; meal; powder; dust
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
regional cuisine; local cuisine
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
extreme masochist; very masochistic