to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
way of calling (something or someone)
firm; strong; solid; stable
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to crawl towards; to creep up to
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
solubility; solvent power
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
risk aversion; risk reduction
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)