timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to fire into; to shoot into
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
visual confirmation; sighting
distortion; falsification; perversion
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
otherwise; or else; if not
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to make an appeal; to urge
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to blaze; to burn brightly
custody fee; storage charge
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
to slide into; to slip into
soft sound; dampening (of sound)