crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
how long; how far; how much
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
(necessary) personnel; required person
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
government office; agency; board
to twist a thread; to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
desperation; self-abandonment
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
appearance; figure; shape; form
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to fight against; to oppose; to face
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
weight; heavyweight boxer
to spring at; to leap upon
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to cease; to stop; to be over
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging