ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to compete with; to vie for
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
artists' world; painting circles
such; like that; in that way
prize money; monetary award; reward
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
straying; wandering (off course)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
mod (player-created software that modifies the content of a video game)
health-related; health (problem, reasons, etc.); in terms of health; from a health standpoint; for one's health
distinction; discrimination
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
drowning; flood; shipwreck
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
collapse; ruin; destruction; break (on a printed line, letter, etc.)
finger flick to the forehead
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
sudden change; complete change
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of someone (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
wooden house; frame house (building)
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to move around; to move about; to get around
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language); stand-in (actor); double; recasting; reminting
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning