(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
arabesque pattern; toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha)
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
being argued into silence; being left speechless
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
light; easy; non-serious; minor
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
defense; defence; protection
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
video camera; video camcorder
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
other side; opposite side; other party
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
doorknob; door knob; door handle
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
observation; survey; watching
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
hidden room; secret chamber
foreign; abroad; overseas
love story; romance; love affair
novel; story; (work of) fiction
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar