imagination; supposition; guess
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
even though; despite; when
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
in the prefecture; prefectural
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
meaning; significance; sense
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
flight; desertion; escape
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
difficult to ...; hard to ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles