to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to find out; to discover; to locate
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
patient; having a long fuse
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
what kind of; what sort of; what
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
true character; real nature
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to taste; to try (food or drink)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
short pause; short interval
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to find fault with; to question
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
otherwise; or else; if not
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)