gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
little something; reward; tip
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received; massive success; huge hit
trend of the times; way things are going
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to rank with; to rank among
forced to use; forced into a position
touché; you've got me there
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
loved one; lover; sweetheart
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
with a crack; with a smash
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
addendum; supplementary material; afterword; postscript; marginal notes
as if nothing had happened
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
close by; right there; short distance away; at once; as soon as possible; immediately
narrow eyes; half-open eyes; fine mesh; fine texture; tight weave