stepping back; drawing back
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
nausea; sickness in the stomach
strong-willed; strong of heart
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
looking on; remaining a spectator
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
risky; dangerous; insecure
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to be perturbed; to be agitated
inscrutable; incomprehensible
employment (long term); hire
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
change of occupation; career change
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
unable to resist; unable to suppress
first-rate; finest quality; the best
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...