apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
minor cosmetic surgery; nip and tuck
mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly