zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
(some) more; even more; longer; further
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
like this; in this way; as you see
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
clearing one's throat; cough
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(your) judgment; discernment
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)