to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to be torn off; to come off
that's a different matter; that's a different story
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
section; cross section; profile
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
all-nighter; staying up all night
cavity (in old root vegetables, tofu, metal casting, etc.); pore; hollow; porous; pithy; spongy
judgment; judgement; discernment
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
flooring the gas pedal; pedal to the metal
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
succeeding; following; trailing; next
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb