with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
People's Liberation Army; PLA
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to extend; to expand; to spread out
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
to get between; to be caught in
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
reward; honorarium; remuneration
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
unqualified; without qualifications
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
living thing; living creature; animal; life
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
to bring back; to restore
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight