straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
whether or not; presence or absence
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
open fire (in cooking); open flame; direct heat
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
germination; sprouting; budding
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
study; learning; tutorial
Venus flytrap; Venus's flytrap
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to look around; to take a view of
to keep in mind; to memorize
performing without rehearsal
already known; well-known
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
cautious theory; conservative theory
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
verbalizing; putting into words
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
I couldn't care less; not caring less