response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
starting line; starting point
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
that's the way it is; such is life
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
several times; a few times
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
devoted; self-sacrificing
highly unpredictable; touch and go
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to begin; to set about; to start
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to collapse into; to flop onto
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
result (of an election); success or defeat (in an election); winning or losing (a lottery, raffle, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute