to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
interview with leading player in a game (esp. baseball); player-of-the-game interview
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
one day; (on) a certain day
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
witnessing; observing; sighting
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
to prowl after; to keep watch on