chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
alien (from another planet)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
right to choose; a say; option
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
self-control; self-restraint
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
counsel; defender; advocate
that's true; of course; obviously
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
intimidation; threat; bluster
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)