to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
unattended (video, audio) recording; message left on the answering machine
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
briskly; quickly; promptly
of great promise; with a promising future
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
firm; unshakeable; resolute
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
occasional; infrequent; rare
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment