by your leave; with your permission
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to make an appeal for contributions; to collect donations
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
in respect of; in regard to; as for
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
inner thigh; inside of the thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward; uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be reflected in a mirror
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
man of the future; Homo futurus
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
square formation (of troops); magic square
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
technique; art; skill; move
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone