wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
recollection; reminiscence
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
principal occupation; core business
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
vinegar, soy sauce and mirin (or sugar) mixed in roughly equal proportions
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
tingling; stinging; pungently
and yet; despite (all) that
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
(short) rest; breather; break
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
class; heading; group; category