lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
estrangement; alienation; sowing discord; driving a wedge
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
enmity; antagonism; hostility
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
severe; strict; tough; hard
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
leaving a matter to chance
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
wild beast; wild animal; brute
conditionally; with conditions attached
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
in terms of; from the point of view of
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
collection of books; (personal) library