amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
appearance; air; condition; state; form
something; some kind of; for some reason
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
discovery; detection; finding
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
safety zone; traffic island
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
boastful speech; bragging
sudden increase (e.g. in ranking, popularity or sales); rapid rise (e.g. to fame or power)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to ease up; to relax attention
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
massing (of troops); gathering
management; administration; operation
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg