winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to carry out one's mission
to flash; to be flashing; to be flashy
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
future; possible; potential; prospective
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
ending up right back where one started
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
unidentifiable; unidentified
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to be itching to put one's skills to use