to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to walk away; to saunter off
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
sharply; harshly; stingingly
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to the end; entirely; in full
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
stupid girl; stupid woman
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with