skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
within; inside of; less than
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
indescribable; having no way to express
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
nightlife districts; drinking districts
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
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
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
scale; scope; plan; structure
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
police officer; policeman; constable
separate case; another matter
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
counter for choices, options, etc.
second; number two; runner-up
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy