to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
something like ...; something called ...
right in the middle (of); midst; height
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
unfashionable; unstylish; uncool; unrefined
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to cease; to stop; to be over
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
enough is enough; no further!
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
Zippo (cigarette lighter)
cigarette end; cigarette butt
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
role of the villain; the bad guy
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
particulars; details; specified items
for a while; for some time; for a period
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)