dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
that's a different matter; that's a different story
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to become pale; to turn pale
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
creation; generation; formation; derivation
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
matter of time; question of time
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish