transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
tacit; unspoken; implicit
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
to be greedy; to devour greedily
striking; remarkable; considerable
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
waste of time; killing time
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
inscrutable; incomprehensible
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to pick up; to find; to gather
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to spring at; to leap upon
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
offense and defense; offence and defence
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to become keen on; to get passionate about
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)