thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
literally; to the letter; literal
to scrape off; to plane off
finishing blow; coup de grâce
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
high-energy food (climbing, etc.); backpacking food; provisions; rations
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone