covering; protection; backing; relief
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
light (e.g. colour, color)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
instability; insecurity; crankiness
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
colour; color; hue; tints
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to put one's strength into
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
tingling; stinging; pungently
looks; personal appearance; features
several times (as large, over)
final scene; the end; finale
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
high efficiency; high performance
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)