dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
wicked thought; wicked mind
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
meanwhile; in the meantime
in the meanwhile; during the time
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
rematch; replay; make-up game
forgetting; lapse of memory
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
question and answer session
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
along the road; along the way