surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
thick curtain; drop curtain
a step; short distance; short time
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
reinforcing "bolt" stitch across the bottom of a seam
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
five generations; fifth generation immigrant; gosei; the fifth (e.g. George V)
sleeve badge; sleeve patch; chevrons
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
other than; excluding; without
method of operation; operating procedure
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
moment by moment; hour by hour
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe