bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
(feather) duster; dusting
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to order; to command; to appoint
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
these guys; these fellows
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
special; particular; peculiar; unique
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
restlessly; in continuous motion
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
acting ability; talent as a performer
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
question; inquiry; enquiry
back off!; leave me alone!
to ask a question; to ask questions