measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
junior high school student; middle school pupil
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
chicken-hearted; lily-livered; cowardly
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
one act (of a play); scene; event
ending up right back where one started
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
rapid development; rapid unfolding
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
nonchalantly; without a care
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; (web) crawling
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to run about; to rush about
verbal promise; one's word
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
great difference; big difference; wide margin
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone