wandering; rambling; roaming
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
pretension; conceit; hubris
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
pitching ability; counter for pitches
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to laugh (suddenly); to begin to laugh; to be made to laugh
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
bravery; courage; heroism
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring