measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to cease; to stop; to be over
to take a breath; to take a short rest
companion; company; tritagonist
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
covered with; stained; smeared
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
inferior goods; faulty item