to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
palatial residence; stately mansion
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
sleeper; sleeping person; wearable blanket; sleeper agent; sleeper (bowling)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
casting; cast-metal object
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
irony; rhetorical question
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
disinfection; sterile filtration