to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
weird; disgusting; sickening
mask; disguise; guise; mask
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
peeling off (adhesive tape, wallpaper, etc.); pulling apart (Velcro)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to tumble down; to roll down
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority