normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
close; intimate; on good terms
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
long slits (esp. of eyes)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
source of river; fountainhead
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
force; the Force (in Star Wars)
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
exemption; exoneration; discharge
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
semi-transparent; translucent
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
starvation; famine; hunger
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to fire into; to shoot into