play-biting (e.g. by pets); mouthing; nipping
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to claim victims; to cause casualties
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
blood vessel; blood relationship
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
plenary session; general meeting; plenum
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
horizon (related to land)
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
territory; domain; dominion; possession
like a part of the family
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
comparatively; quite; rather
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
technical book; specialized book; treatise
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
official announcement; proclamation
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat