looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
nightlife districts; drinking districts
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
depravity; corruption; degradation
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
standby; preparation; arrangement
particularly; only; in the case of
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
review (of learned material); revision
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
cake served with tea; teacake
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate