being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
business conditions; business category; line of business
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
Dracula (novel, film, etc.); Count Dracula
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
young male with a feminine appearance (esp. one who crossdresses and has a feminine gender expression); femboy
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
non-prescription glasses (worn as a fashion accessory); fake glasses; lensless glasses
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
insight; power of observation
image change; changing one's image; makeover
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising