to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
point in common; common feature
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
circulation; dissemination
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
estimation; criticism; comment
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
another thing; other things; another man's property
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
source of river; fountainhead