to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
sports ground; sports oval
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to do someone in; to bump someone off
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
battlefield; battleground
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
convenient; handy; useful
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
diversion; putting something to another use
this and that; one thing or another
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
pardon me for leaving (first)