attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
double suicide; lovers' suicide
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
engagement; business; affair; use; need
lost article; something forgotten
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
such a thing; something like that
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
irony; rhetorical question
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
staying the night; lodging (at)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
coexistence; living together
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up