putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
(United States of) America; USA; US
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
the opposite direction; the other way
to run through; to run past
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
fluent (in a language); flowing
intimacy; affection; familiarity
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
fried potato; French fries; chips
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
close-cropped hair; shaven head
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
strong-willed; strong of heart
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
from ... to; between ... and; or
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan