to go on the defensive; to play it safe
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
black ground; black cloth
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to lose sight of; to miss
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
to some extent; to a certain extent
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to claim victims; to leave casualties
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance