philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
police officer; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) side dish (eaten with rice)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
none of your business; not your concern
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
to be overcome with emotion
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
unbroken; endless; continuous