looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
running as fast as one can
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
passing mark (examination); passing grade
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
unanticipated; unexpected
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to happen to meet; to come across
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone