drinking bout; merrymaking
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
short pause; short interval
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
stimulative; incentive; irritative
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to crack; to develop a crack
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
to blow through; to blow across
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
evil design; crafty plan; plot
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
effective temperature; wind-chill index (factor)
to become completely chilled
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily