hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
specialization; specialisation
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
living thing; organism; creature; biology
discussion; argument; debate
to set (sun); to become dark
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
way; method; means; resource; course
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
rationing; rationing system
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
surprise; something unexpected
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
perfect; complete; flawless
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else