with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
superiority complex; sense of superiority
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
just because; even if; even though
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
although there are many of them
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
to take part in a conference
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
exactly; just; punctually; exactly on time; clearly delineated (of boundaries, etc.)
continuous stay away from home; staying on without returning; continuous stay at a pleasure quarter; staying for days on end at a brothel
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
happy family get-together
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
watchful waiting; careful supervision
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
air of luxury; high class feel
raw materials; ingredient