with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to commit a crime; to do evil
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
being too late; losing one's final chance
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
gradually; slowly but steadily
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to happen to meet; to come across