plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
manometer; pressure gauge
normal pressure; ordinary pressure; normobaric
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
perfect; complete; flawless
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
waking; waking up; awakening
certainly; surely; definitely
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to stay calm; to keep cool
as one had hoped; as one wishes
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
automatic braking; automatic brakes
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
regulation; adjustment; control
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to become completely chilled