to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
(in the same way) as before; as always
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
either way; in any case; one way or another
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
woman on top (sex position); cowgirl position
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
confusion; distraction; derangement
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
it's no joke; gimme a break!
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
waste; uselessness; redundance
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
treatment (esp. hair treatment)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
inspection; examination; survey
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence