disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
elementary; basic; rudimentary
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
tonfa (traditional Okinawan weapon similar to a nightstick)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
complete change; about-face
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
firm; strong; solid; stable
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
reset; fresh start; new beginning
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")