excess; surplus; superabundance
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to lure someone; to entice someone
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
reaction; response; reaction
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
how; in what way; by what means
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
all present; all concerned; all of us
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
war; battle; match; game; competition
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)