as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
ill will; malice; evil intent
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
at your own discretion; as you see fit
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
future (usually near); prospects
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after