binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
one part; one portion; one section
feel (of a material); texture
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
way out; means to escape; escape route
memories; recollections; reminiscence
separation; farewell; parting
by sheer strength; by brute force
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
germination; sprouting; budding
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
this or that person; anybody; many people
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
reasoning; logic; persuasion
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
to annoy; to cause trouble
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks