pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
at someone's (something's) mercy
business; trade; operations; sales
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
Maryi (Russia); Mary (Russia)
trial listening (e.g. to a record before buying); audition
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
ninth day of the month; nine days
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
the world in general; society; convention
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to sink (into); to get depressed
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration