if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
ordinary; common; mediocre
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
lack of individuality or personality
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to watch steadily; to stare
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
14th day of the month; 14 days
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to distract one's attention
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
board-shaped; plank-shaped; sheet-shaped
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
noninterference; nonintervention
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
quick work; (clever) feat
March; third month of the lunar calendar
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
extremely; very; really; super; so