insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
close; intimate; on good terms
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
tolerance; broad-mindedness
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
the scruff or nape of the neck
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to practice magic; to practise magic
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
independent action; acting alone
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to handle a tool; to work a machine
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to put into effect; to put into practice
that is to say; so that means
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
private; exclusive; secret
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive