rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
overestimation; overvaluing
direct connection; direct link
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to slide into; to slip into
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
difference between the finishing times of two competitors in a race (expressed in lengths in horse racing); winning margin
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
main cause; primary factor
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
marine; Marine; the Marines
not limited to; not just ...
that is to say; so that means
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender