master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
to breathe out; to exhale
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to start working; to take action
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
3000; three thousand; many
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
material (data) for one's research; research material
automatic; intransitive verb
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
root; joint; base; crotch
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence