black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
reduction by half; halving
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
besides; in addition; also; moreover
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
one's every action; every single move
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to say too much; to go too far
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
around the clock; day and night