to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
short-distance race; sprint
wind music; wind instrument music
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
older brother and younger sister
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
close-cropped hair; shaven head
right under; directly below
high-school baseball player
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
support; backing; patronage
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted