whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
man who practises cunnilingus; dog who licks butter off a person's body (for sexual arousal)
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
omen; fortune; effect (e.g. of prayers; as the result of intense training); efficacy
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
yaoi; genre of fictional media featuring homosexual relationships between male characters
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to shake one's head (in denial)
adult dog; fully-grown dog; mature dog
from the beginning; from scratch
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
one's way (ahead); one's path