(on the) aisle; aisle seat
literally; to the letter; literal
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
Ultraman (from famous Japanese tokusatsu Ultra Series drama)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
in that manner; like that
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
even more; still more; further
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
hegemony; leadership; initiative
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
though; notwithstanding; although
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to grant someone's request
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est