babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
flight; escape; running away; flying high
pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
fucking; screwing; having sex
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
1,000,000; one million; million; many
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
denkiburo; bath which includes an electric current, allegedly for health reasons
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
to wash away; to rinse off
shock therapy; shock treatment
emperor (of Japan); mikado
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation