to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
nice; good; well-executed
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink; idiot hair
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
manners; behavior; behaviour
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to trace back to (the origins of something)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way