I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
to make a note (of); to take a note (of)
forced laugh; forced smile
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
misleading (someone); manipulation (e.g. of public opinion)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
cannot be helped; unavoidable
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
(I) found it; (I) found you
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
cache; place to hide something
to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
hating; strongly disliking
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
troublesome; pain in the butt
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
precocious; precocious child
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
reverse printing; printing only the background; reverse-printed motif; reverse-printed text
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting