contrived; false-sounding
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
choices; alternatives; options
violent emotion; passion; fury
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
the same; the said; likewise
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
indescribable; having no way to express
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
image; figure; figure; form; image
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy