doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to feel oneself indebted to
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
if it is the case that ...
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to be boiled; to be cooked
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
fierce fight; close contest
delicious; appetizing; appetising
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
eating; bite (in fishing)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
river; stream; River; the ... river
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
time and time again; many times; a number of times
to lose heart; to lose motivation