optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to happen to meet; to come across
very; extremely; excessively
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
indolence; laziness; sloth
to laugh away; to laugh off
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
wet nurse; nursing mother
beyond this point; from now on; after this
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
(in) his way; peculiar to him
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
use; utilization; utilisation; application