savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
another; different; something else
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
bathing (swimming) in cold water
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
what's that?; what the...
with these words; while saying
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
what's what; heads or tails
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft