to be bewildered; to be perplexed
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
technique; art; skill; move
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
in proportion to; just as much as
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
supervised; under surveillance
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
not yet known; unknown; strange
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce