handbook; manual; vade mecum; essential item; must-have
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
high efficiency; high performance
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
thicket; coppice; brushwood
fall; drop; descent; coming down
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
extensive; vast range; wide scope
all around; as far as the eye can see
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
ugly but cute; adorably ugly
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
moai; Okinawan-style social support group
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)