beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
pure heart; naivete; innocence
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
for this very reason; that is exactly why
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
as soon as possible; ASAP
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
evident; plain; distinct; clear
useless resistance; vain struggle
shyness; bashfulness; shame
by means of; due to; because of; according to
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)