face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation; natural wood
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
quick work; (clever) feat
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
to roll about; to writhe about
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
chit; sales slip; voucher
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
eardrum; tympanic membrane
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
close call; narrow escape
to surge; to well up; to gush out
sweeping sideways; mowing down
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
consumer credit (finance, loan)
cut; notch; end; conclusion
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
sound of something falling
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to be entwined; to be involved
wall material; wall-finishing material; wallplate (e.g. in a mine)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
flap (of an aircraft wing)