superficial; half-hearted; shallow
conservative without party affiliation
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
nature; character; disposition
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
it's not like; it isn't as if
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
to have medicine be effective
free (of charge); gratuitous
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
how long; how much; to what extent
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
vocal sound; tone of voice
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
take care; take good care of yourself
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle