(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to pluck; to pick; to tear
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
failure; mistake; blunder
in proportion to; just as much as
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
naturally; of course; understandably
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
penalty; sentence; punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
one meal; one meal (a day)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to press a question; to cross-examine
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy