to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
moment to quit; way to quit
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
prickling; stinging; tingling
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
should time and circumstances permit
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
high and low; rise and fall
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
practical guide; manual; how-to book
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
rare; uncommon; not often seen
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
degree of familiarity; popularity
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
flustered; confused; panicked