as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
smoothly; easily; readily
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
way out; means to escape; escape route
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
being in love with each other
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
only recently; just of late
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)