gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
for (some) doubtful points to remain
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
to be lacking in options; to be too few
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
surname; family name; last name
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
enumeration; citation; listing
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
extract; excerpt; selection
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
locust plague; damage to crops by grasshoppers
price increase; rise in price
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
suggestion; hint; implication
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow