fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
insecticide; insect repellent
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
intensive; concentrated; focused
bacterium; bacteria; germ
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
equality; impartiality; evenness
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
jumping to a wrong conclusion
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to pick up; to find; to gather
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
maid; helper; help; assistance
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally