administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
breath; breathing; tone; mood
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
sour look; surly face; pout
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to rest one's chin in one's hands
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
chit; sales slip; voucher
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
great difference; big difference; wide margin
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
near; close; beside; third person
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
rather; sooner; preferably
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)