a little bit; a little while
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to hand (over); to deliver in person
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to accept; to receive; to agree
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
Japanese (people, language, style)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
I see; that's right; indeed
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
and; thereupon; because of that
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
if you do this; if this is the case
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
all-star game; all-star cast
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization