measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to drop; to lose; to let fall
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
in perfect form; going swimmingly
when; how soon; how long until
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to squeeze out; to wring out
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to move forward; to move on
gradually; slowly but steadily
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
in the same way as; just like
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to copy (down); to transcribe
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)