advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to feel a chill run down one's spine
speech; expression; wording; language
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
something; something or other; something something
class; heading; group; category
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
power; might; authority; influence
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to squash; to crush; to flatten
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to begin to appear; to begin to come in