to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
birth date; date of birth; DOB
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
mental; spiritual; emotional
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
class-A; A class; A grade
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
race (of people); type of person
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)