rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
battle formation; military formation
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
the other day; some time ago; recently
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
leader; guide; mentor; coach
tenth day of the month; ten days
large serving; large portion
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
calming down; quieting down
exaltation; emotional uplift
to make sense; to be meaningful
research material; experimental material
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
strong interaction; strong force
official business; public business
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
problematical statement; controversial statement