stand-up dinner party; buffet dinner party
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
design; idea; conception; plan
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to go out and away; to leave
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
stingy; cheap; very frugal
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
second; number two; runner-up
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
musical dance; music and dancing
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
of great promise; with a promising future
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
according to plan; as planned
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply