to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to wring the neck; to strangle
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
fragrance of flowers; scent of flowers; flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
gossip; corner of the mouth
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to play around; to gallivant about
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
rich person; wealthy person
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
order; sequence; procedure
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
love affair; love relationship
rival; competitor; competition