halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
a few seconds; several seconds
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to some extent; to a certain extent
grudge; complaint; reproach
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
particularly; only; in the case of
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
don't worry about it; forget about it
womanly; ladylike; feminine
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
well-bred; of good upbringing
at work; in the midst of work; working
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
corridor; hallway; passageway
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
devoted; self-sacrificing
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss