trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
joint struggle; common (united) front
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
looking on; remaining a spectator
covering; protection; backing; relief
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)