grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
source; origin; provenance; birthplace
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
fair price; reasonable price
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
camping; campground; making camp
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to pitch camp; to set up camp
intelligence network; information network
branch office; branch store
sales clerk (in a merchant house, ranking between the head clerk and an apprentice); shopman; shop assistant
section manager; section chief
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
payment (of taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
the right person in the right place
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
venomous snake; poisonous snake
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive