making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
(a person's) appearance; looks
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
androgynous; gender-neutral
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
as much as one can; as much as possible
back seat (of a car); rear seat
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
in order; in turn; one by one
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
open; spacious; extensive
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to keep secret; to conceal
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
manual transmission car; manual
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
sense of humor; sense of humour
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
everybody is different; to each their own; three different people, three different styles
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)