(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
accurate; correct; precise; exact
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
drinking party; get-together
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
until now; so far; up to the present
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
failure story; horror story
presence; sitting with; being with
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
several times; a few times
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to step back; to walk backwards
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to join together; to combine; to join up
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
exemplar; model; example; pattern