early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
soft skin (esp. of a woman)
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
a dime a dozen; two a penny
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
absence; disregard; indifference
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
sensual love; love affair
difficult problem; challenge
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
urgency; exigency; emergency
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over