(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to hurt; to smart; to sting
along the road; at the side of the road
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
default legal speed limit (in Japan, 60 km/h for cars on ordinary roads, 100 km/h on highways); national speed limit
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
finish; end; completion; result
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
conduct; behavior; behaviour
above the knee; on one's lap
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
stone (used for throwing)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
inflicting injury (criminally)
to be entwined; to be involved
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid