feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
longed-for; anxiously awaited
bolt from the blue; great surprise
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
separate; scattered; apart
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to succeed; to bear fruit
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
right physique for an easy delivery
fatal accident; deadly accident
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
major subject; special study
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage