to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
joke; playfulness; kidding around
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
decrease; diminution; loss; impairment
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
serviced; service-included
being disliked by everyone
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to tower; to rise; to soar
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
warning signal; restricted speed signal
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
burst (tire, pipe, etc.); rupture; blowout; burst (radiation, signal, etc.)
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
individual differences; personal equation
to be badly made; to fail
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without