law of conservation of mass
paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
quick work; (clever) feat
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
one by one; one each; one at a time
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
reticle; reticule; crosshair
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
reloading (a web page); reloading (a gun, etc.)
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate