to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
great hurry; great haste; rush
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
chief; main; principal; important
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus