omen; sign; notice; indication
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
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
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
either way; in any case; one way or another
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
sensual love; love affair
do this, do that; dos and don'ts
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
directions; instructions; orders; command
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
about to leave; about to start out
quotation; citation; reference
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
postponement; deferment; adjournment
hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
matter of time; question of time
rice cooking; boiling rice
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent