just right (time, size, length, etc.)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to attempt; to test; to try out
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
drama; play; powerful drug
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)