conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
solely; entirely; only; or
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to keep an eye on; to take care of
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
labor; labour; manpower; working force
posing; modeling; modelling
convenience; handiness; usefulness
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to exchange; to interchange
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to shake off; to throw off
interruption; suspension; break
test drive; test ride; trial ride
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to jump upon (a moving object)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
notes; comment; remark; annotation