shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
target group; target persons
navigator; host (of a TV show, etc.); hostess; MC
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to summon courage; to be brave
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
game arcade; video arcade
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
after school (at the end of the day)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil