believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
partly open; in half bloom
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
having said that; on the other hand
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
old friend; familiar face
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
reproachful; hateful; bitter
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(not) so much; (not) that much
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)