graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat; natural unit of information
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly