Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
dealing with; coping with
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
place; room; margin; scope
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
main question; real issue at hand
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
but; however; provided that
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations