pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to be conspicuous; to stand out
permission; approval; authorization; license
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
incompetent; have no merit
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
certainly; surely; definitely
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
ill will; malice; evil intent
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
application; request; petition
exemption; exoneration; discharge
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary