strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to be manageable; to be able to handle
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
certainly; surely; definitely
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to sustain a serious wound
finish; finishing; finishing touches
singing voice; (sound of) singing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
most part; greater part; majority
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)