example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
society; public; community; social studies
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
weather-beaten; bleached skull
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
emotional strength; force of will
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to repeat; to do over again
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
roar of the sea; sound of waves
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
lightly; easily; carelessly
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead