starting up (e.g. business, computer)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
fast-talking; rapid talking
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
coquettish; teasing; mischievous; devilish
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
alone; by oneself; on one's own
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
like this; in this way; as you see
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt