operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
sweating easily; profuse sweater
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
big man; large man; tall man; giant
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab
red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
tick-tock; chipping (sound)
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to carry; to bring (to a place)
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
a handful (of); grasping (with one hand); gripping; grabbing
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
in terms of; from the point of view of
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline