to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
illustration (e.g. book); picture
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
hiding one's embarrassment
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
back issue (of a publication); back-number
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
easy to read; legible; clear
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
whereabout; about where; how much
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
the way back; the way home; return trip
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table