everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
slowly and quietly; stealthily
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
default legal speed limit (in Japan, 60 km/h for cars on ordinary roads, 100 km/h on highways); national speed limit
triple time; triple meter; triple metre; three important requisites
slimy; slippery; (moving) slowly
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to kick into (e.g. a ball into a goal)
(one's) seating posture; way one sits
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
to hand (over); to deliver in person
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
certainly; surely; definitely
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
in deep black; in jet black
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to form a pair; to pair up
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock