method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
now that; since; so long as; because
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
the other day; lately; recently
negative emotions; negative feelings
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
to mind; to care; to worry
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
drop (e.g. of water); drip
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
old capital; former capital
to begin some form of lifestyle
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil