hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
higher rank; better position
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
person older than oneself (who has more life experience)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism
seamless; seamless stockings
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
and so; therefore; for that reason
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
upward adjustment; upward revision
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to start slowly; to lag behind
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
joint together; opposite; facing
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
to well up; to burst; to arise
personal guidance; tutoring
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes