seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
double take (esp. out of surprise)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
nonchalant air; unruffled air
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
one's house; one's home; one's family
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
returned goods; returning purchased goods
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
blank column; blank space
symbol; code; sign; notation
choices; alternatives; options
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR