to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
(right at the) side; just beside
trifling; trivial; slight
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
department store; department
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to rock; to shake; to swing
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
no!; no no!; no, not at all
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)