to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
simmering; (boiling) gently
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
flour; meal; powder; dust
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate