handle; grip; holder; person who holds
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
creation; generation; formation; derivation
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
every place; various places
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
in search of; in order to look for
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
slightly early; just before
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
right under; directly below
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom