this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
prickling; stinging; tingling
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
district; section; sector
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
International System of Units; SI
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
exclusive; attached to; specialist
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to unfold; to unroll; to open
young and energetic; up-and-coming
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
on the occasion of; at the time of