lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
work; business; company; study
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to make one's rounds; to patrol
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
long military service; having experienced many battles
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to go ahead; to pull ahead
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
contrary to one's expectations
safety zone; traffic island
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains