catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to give; to do (something) for
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
hidden room; secret chamber
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
(not so) much; (not) very
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
no matter how much time passes
reduction by half; halving
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to break into fragments; to go to pieces