extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
the right person in the right place
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
trio; gang of three; threesome
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
administration; medication; dosage
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
of course; certainly; naturally
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
utmost limits; extremity; limit
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
to bring up under one's personal care
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist