to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
to take a picture; to take a photo
digital watch; digital clock
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
fickle; having many romantic interests
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
with a squirt; spurt; with a whoosh; zipping; with a sudden whistle (e.g. gust of wind)
moving; touching; stirring
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy