operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to become pale; to turn pale
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
less than ...; smaller ...
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
carving; engraving; sculpture
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
explosion; rupture; break off
admiration; wonder; astonishment
man; male; masculine gender
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
deed; act; work; performance
power; might; authority; influence
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety