strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
forked tree; forked branch
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
former (incumbent); predecessor
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
latest version; latest edition
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
about when; about what time; how soon
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
separation of smoking and non-smoking areas
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
person who gives the right (correct) answer
present; gift; to give a present or gift
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
shellfish; seashell; shell
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)