to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
orphan; person without friends
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
reopening; resumption; restarting
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to be needed; to be wanted
very young; little; childish; immature
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person