strip-searching; security check
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to slide into; to slip into
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
with a start; with a jump
to stiffen; to become stiff
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
something; some kind of; for some reason
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
so; like this; in this way
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
removal; dismantling; detaching
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little