to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
arm; skill; efforts; ability
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
metempsychosis; saving the lives of many
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
space (room, area, outer space)
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go