electrical tape; insulating tape
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
by sheer strength; by brute force
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
something; some kind of; for some reason
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
practical problem; practical matter
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
woman; girl; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); feminine noun
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
vulnerability; weakness; fragility; vulnerability; security hole
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
short distance; close range
visual confirmation; sighting
interference; intervention; meddling
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
bent back; hunchback; stoop
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)