care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
cooking; food preparation
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to look around; to survey
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to warm oneself at the fire
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
tall figure; high stature
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to hang (something) on the wall
movie (film, screen) actor or actress
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
volume-sales electronics retailer; electronics retail store
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
district; section; sector
title deed; certificate of title