to assemble; to set up; to construct
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
the right person in the right place
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
rest; break; recess; intermission
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
thicket; coppice; brushwood
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
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to start singing (of birds, etc.)