spherical; globular; globe-shaped
traditional Japanese handball (game)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
illustrated reference book; illustrated catalog
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
management aspects (of business)
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
consideration; taking into account
the bottom of one's heart
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
submandibular gland; submaxillary gland
greater curvature (of the stomach); curvatura ventriculi major
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
including (in a compilation); publishing; recording
protector (e.g. chest); guard
torus-shape; toroidal; donut-shaped; doughnut-shaped