(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
a dirty or underhanded trick
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to be badly made; to fail
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
nine parts; nine percent; almost
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
business district; office complex
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
release; emission; ejection
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
throat lozenge; cough drop
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to be hot on a person's heels