root; joint; base; crotch
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
quickly; swishing; whooshing
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
pressurization; pressurisation
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
throat; important part; vital area
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
reading only the important parts; reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
outsider; someone outside of a group
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
riding together; riding with
directly; in person; firsthand
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
(on) the spur of the moment; (by) mere chance
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
adhesive tape; sticky tape
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-