to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
chilly; unpleasantly cold
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
same text; same wording; same script; same language
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
speech; expression; wording; language
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
like this; this sort; this way
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to summon courage; to be brave
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
tingling; stinging; pungently
self control; self restraint
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)