back off!; leave me alone!
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
border; boundary; border; edge; horizontal stripes; boarder (e.g. snowboarder, skateboarder)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
cannibalism; anthropophagism
good; goodness; right; virtue
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
great speed; recklessly fast speed
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
balance wheel (in a watch); balance
that; he; she; that person
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
extremely; very; really; super; so
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
medal of honour; medal of merit
to be selected (from among many people)