opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
loose and disheveled hair
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
as you can imagine; as imagined
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
drawbridge; bascule bridge
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish)
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
common knowledge; well-known fact
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
to concern; to be related
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard