preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
genuine; authentic; true; real
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae); a tall, gangly person; string bean
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to kick into (e.g. a ball into a goal)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to steal; to rob; to take away
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
tick (Acari spp.); mite; hoodlum; tough
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
factory; plant; mill; workshop
factory worker; craftsman; artisan