to be responsive; to show immediate results
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
unidentified flying object; UFO
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
influence; clout; leverage
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
even more; still more; further
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to look around; to look towards (us)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
touching; moving; painful
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to jump at; to be attracted by