high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
business; work; operations; service; duties
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to have (something) innate; to be born with
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
interception (email); wiretap; bug
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
lately; recently; these days
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
close to the wall; alongside the wall
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to stare back at; to look back at
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
useless; vain; aimless; idle