moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
being a good listener; good listener
(punishment by) striking with fists
blow; shock; strike; batting
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
had better ...; had better not ...
to gain weight; to put on weight
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
postwar period; period after Second World War
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to hold fast; to protect to the end
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
visual confirmation; sighting
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
blocking the way; standing in the way
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
his style; her style; his way (of); her way (of)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
a handful (of); grasping (with one hand); gripping; grabbing
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply