decision; determination; resolution
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
main question; real issue at hand
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
winning streak; good time to make a profit
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
chicken bones; chicken carcass
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
heaven and earth; top and bottom
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
meanwhile; in the meantime
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
belief; faith; conviction
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
one example of (when there are more examples)
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
(someone else's) child; child; kid
treatment; service; handling; management
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant