muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
beating to death; striking dead
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
embodiment; realization; materialization
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
clear weather after a typhoon has passed
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
passing (e.g. of a typhoon); going past
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
square metre; square meter
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to be lacking in options; to be too few
diverse; various; wide-ranging
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity