melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
prior investment; upfront investment
nothing but; none other than
target group; target persons
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to quicken one's pace (steps)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
detour; circumvention; turning movement
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
orphanage; children's home; foster home
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
apt to think; tend to think