to come and go; to go back and forth
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
somewhat far; fairly distant
great difference; major mistake
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to go past; to pass; to pass by
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
seeing for the first time; first sight
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)