to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
family; members of a family
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to grow up; to become an adult
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
what's what; heads or tails
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
punishment; judgement; judgment
assistance; backing; reinforcements
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
sharp parting remark; parting threat
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
mwahahaha (evil laughter)