funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
literally; to the letter; literal
menu; schedule; program; menu
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
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
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
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; confusing; 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
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
smooth (i.e. without problems)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (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; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
true character; real nature