half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
retort; back talk; backchat
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to follow; to conform; to apply to
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to grow up; to become an adult
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
order; sequence; procedure
considerably; greatly; a lot
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
button (clothing); push-button
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)