to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
single word; a few words; brief comment
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
spine; backbone; spinal column
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to be at a loss for words
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
full view; plain sight; completely visible
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
desperately; for one's dear life
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start
contrived; false-sounding
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
five (long cylindrical things)
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance