underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to say; to be called; to do
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
fine weather; fair weather
point of departure; initial point; starting point
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
residing; living; dwelling
office hours; business hours; working hours
flexible-hours system; flextime; flexitime
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
murder swap; murder exchange; murder of each other's targets by co-conspirators
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
distant look; faraway look
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
coming out (as gay, etc.)
correlation diagram; correlation chart
film released direct-to-video
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
stimulating; exciting; provocative
if it is the case that ...
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
successively; one after another
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely