to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
ancestor; forefather; foremother
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of someone (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
suddenly lifting someone's face by their chin (in a domineering yet romantic fashion)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
heart pounding; chest tightening
but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker
but; however; provided that
notes; comment; remark; annotation
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
hairdressing product (creams, gels, etc.); hairdressing fee; charge for a haircut
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry