Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
and then; and so; and; so then
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake