accurate; correct; precise; exact
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
at once; immediately; right now
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to smirk; to grin broadly
to take a breath; to take a short rest
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
manner of using one's hands
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to sit down; to take a seat
contraceptive device; birth-control device
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying