big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
to take a breather; to take a break
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
room for growth; potential; promise
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
schedule; program; calendar
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
table of contents; contents
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
selection of music; song selection
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
locational advantage; advantageous position
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
spawning season; breeding season; laying period
confusion; mixing; merger
house mouse (Mus musculus)
Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra); Galapagos giant tortoise
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
lying down; down!; lie down!
wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; grip