operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to speak; to hear a voice
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
strong-willed; strong of heart
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
tall figure; high stature
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to trample flat; to beat a path
transfer student; student changing schools
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to keep a watchful eye on
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
everything; anything; nothing
materials; data; document
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own