fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
stepwise; one step at a time
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
light; easy; non-serious; minor
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
because of; owing to; due to
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
prickling; stinging; tingling
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to comfort; to console; to amuse
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
carelessly; inattentively
mistress; kept woman; concubine
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)