properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
long-awaited; much-awaited
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
otherwise; or else; if not
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum