slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
senior; elder; person older than oneself
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
unfairness; injustice; partiality
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
remote control; remote operation
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
manly; masculine; like a man
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item