breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
Tyrannosaurus rex; T. rex; tyrannosaurus
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
how many? (large animals)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
too (much); overly; excessively
to be too numerous; to be too much
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
participants; participating athletes
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
strong-willed; strong of heart
higher rank; better position
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
strong-willed; strong of heart